Chapter 38: The Iron-Blooded and Tender Heart of the Republic of China

When Ah Cui heard that she had to pay 500 yuan as ransom, she turned around and ran to the luggage to look for the money.

The housekeeper was carried out weakly at this time. The wounds on his face were covered with ointment, which looked a little creepy. Only Dazhu was honest and not afraid. He wiped away his tears and ran over to support and greet him.

"What's good about it? What's good about it? I'm not good, I shouldn't have come!" The butler regretted it so much that he just wanted to quickly send the young lady to her future son-in-law to get married so that he could go back and report back.

The Shanghai stock market is too dangerous and not a place for him to stay.

Rongzhen walked up to him and greeted him. Considering that he was still injured, she asked Dazhu to free his hands to carry him.

Before leaving, Rong Zhen took the large sum of money that Ah Cui had found and handed it to the director's men. "It's just a small token of my appreciation. I'll be troubling you from now on."

"No problem. The director has specially left his car here. You can take it there." The subordinate was efficient and had arranged everything quickly.

Rongzhen thanked them and walked out of the Special Intelligence Bureau with the housekeeper, A Cui and Da Zhu. She saw Little Ford waiting at the bottom of the stairs.

The team that was prepared to accompany them to protect them quickly tied the luggage to the roof of the car and asked her to get in.

Rongzhen enjoyed the VIP treatment and once again felt that the five hundred dollars was worth it.

A Cui finally got into the little Ford and looked around with great interest.

Dazhu helped the housekeeper to sit in the back seat with the two of them, and he went to the passenger seat.

After they all got on, the driver started the car and turned around. The security personnel behind him quickly lined up to follow. Looking at the scene, those who didn't know would think they were some important person.

Ah Cui leaned out the car window and looked back. She excitedly turned around and said to Rong Zhen, "Miss, this is really magnificent. It feels like my whole life is worth it just to have this experience!"

"Yes, I think I can play it for many years when I go back." Dazhu looked proud and felt that he really enjoyed following the young lady.

Originally thought it was a disaster, but after the young lady's negotiation, apart from the housekeeper being slightly injured and the expense of five hundred dollars, it seemed that there was no loss. They were even sent to their future son-in-law in such a grand manner that the other party would not look down on them. No matter how you look at it, they made a big profit.

Dazhu is simple-minded, but not stupid. He can still understand these principles.

The housekeeper heard their chatter and rolled his eyes in disdain, "You are so ignorant! This is just the beginning! Back then, when I was with the master..."

Ah Cui and Da Zhu rubbed their ears helplessly as they listened to him start telling stories again. They were all stories about the housekeeper and the master in the past. They had no idea how many hundreds of times he had told them and their ears were covered with calluses.

This was the first time Rongzhen heard it. Unlike A Cui and Da Zhu, she did not avoid it. She would occasionally ask and agree once or twice, and listened to the housekeeper's story all the way without realizing it.

The housekeeper stopped talking until his mouth was dry, and said with a hint of regret: "Young lady has grown up and knows how to be considerate of an old man like me. Look, they are both impatient to listen."

A Cui and Da Zhu, who were mentioned, looked embarrassed and quickly put down their fingers that were blocking their ears.

Rongzhen smiled, glanced out the car window, and suddenly felt like something was wrong.

They've been talking for so long, and the car's driving pretty fast, so they should be there soon.

But why did she feel like she was still taking a detour? It seemed like she had walked this road before.

"Wait, did we take the wrong road?" Rong Zhen asked immediately, her alertness instantly rising.

The driver replied honestly, "We're not in the wrong place. The shortcut to the concession is too crowded. We've been following so many people, so we can only take the long, roundabout way to get through."

They had indeed been traveling smoothly just now, and Rongzhen couldn't tell whether what he said was true or not, but just in case, she said, "It doesn't matter if there's traffic jam, let's try a shortcut first."

The driver didn't say anything, turned the steering wheel as instructed, and slowly drove the car towards the main road.

As he said, soon after entering the main road, they were stuck in traffic. The car was moving at a snail's pace, and no one was running faster than them.

Rongzhen opened the car window and looked out, and found that the roads on both sides were very prosperous. It should be located in the city center. There were a lot of vehicles and pedestrians coming and going. Rickshaws, trams, pedestrians, porters, etc. were mixed together. There was no one to direct the traffic, and it all depended on self-discipline, so it was easy to get stuck.

This proves that the driver was not lying.

Rongzhen felt a little relieved and slowly moved the car forward.

Time goes back to the moment when they got in the car and left the Special Intelligence Bureau. Jiang Yu's men watched Little Ford go away, waved to the bureau, and another team of people quickly rushed towards the concession.

They walked without taking any cars, but they were much faster than Rong Zhen and his group, as they took shortcuts through streets and alleys that they knew by heart.

While Rong Zhen was still in the car and hadn't gotten out of the city center, these people had already arrived at the door of Jiang Yu's mansion and knocked on the door, asking, "Is Jiang Yu home?"

Seeing their aggressive approach, the servant did not dare to neglect them and replied carefully: "The young master went to the nightclub to meet Miss Bai Moli, and now he should have a dinner date at the Red House."

The Red House is a well-known French restaurant, most popular among progressive young people who are particular about literary and artistic tastes. Its address is well-known in Shanghai.

Upon hearing this, the people at the mansion gate immediately split into two groups. One group turned to the red house to retrieve the person, while the other group stayed to contact the real owner of the mansion. By the way, they smiled kindly at the timid servant and said, "Now, are you going to open the door yourself, or let us break in?"

The servant opened the door obediently and stepped aside tremblingly, watching them rush in and sweep away everything related to Jiang Yu and replace it with another man's.

At the same time, those who went to the red house quickly arrived at the place and caught Jiang Yu who was flirting with his confidante there.

Jiang Yu was still a frail scholar with greasy hair and powdered face, unable to even lift a finger. He lacked the courage and boldness he would develop on the battlefield after joining the army. Seeing that he was suddenly pinned down and the enemy outnumbered, he begged for mercy: "Please be gentle, everyone. Is there some misunderstanding?"

The visitor ignored him and asked Bai Moli, who was hiding nearby, for confirmation: "Miss Bai, is he Jiang Yu? Sanshui Jiang, Jinzi Yu?"

Bai Moli came from a nightclub and had seen the world. She was not too flustered when she heard this. She looked at Jiang Yu, who was lying there with a pale face, and nodded in agreement.

After confirming that they had found the real culprit, the man took out two boat tickets and handed them over. "In that case, you two should set off now."

Jiang Yu was confused, and Bai Moli was also very bewildered. After asking, they found out that the boat ticket was to Europe and they needed to leave immediately to catch up. The destination was the country where Jiang Yu had wanted to study abroad.

The boat ticket was quite expensive, so the two should have been happy to save some money. However, Jiang Yu's government-sponsored overseas student quota had not yet been approved, and Bai Moli had not yet made up her mind whether to go with him. Now, she was suddenly forced to do something, and it felt absurd that this shouldn't be happening.

Besides, they didn't know the other party's purpose and didn't want to agree.

But the matter was no longer something they could decide on their own. The man stuffed the boat tickets into their hands, assuming that they agreed, and immediately sent them to the dock.

"Wait, wait, you have to let me go home and pack my things, right?" Jiang Yu tried to find an excuse to get away and ask for help.

Bai Moli also tried to use the name of the nightclub to pressure people: "I haven't redeemed myself yet, I can't leave."

The person who came said that this was not a problem and asked them to just get on the boat and leave.

Both of them: ...!

What is going on? Why are they forcing me to buy or sell?

Jiang Yu and Bai Moli were taken hostage and forced onto the ship in complete confusion. It was not until the cruise ship left the dock and headed for the sea that the group of inexplicable people turned around and left, leaving them no chance to escape.

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The star-crossed couple could only be taken away by the cruise ship with tears in their eyes, starting their bumpy journey through Europe.

Let’s go back to Rongzhen. After being stuck in traffic in the city center until she lost her temper, she was about to drive out of the busy area and speed up, but the driver had to get out to pee because he had to.

Rongzhen waved her hand helplessly and told those who wanted to go to go together and leave after using the toilet.

Now several people came out one after another, and the car stayed on the side of the road for a long time before they finally turned around and continued on their way.

Good things come to those who wait. The rest of the road will be much smoother and we will reach our destination without any obstructions.

"Let me see, this is it." The butler was helped out of the car by Dazhu. He took out a note to confirm the address and made sure it was the right place.

Rongzhen looked at the exquisite and small two-story Western-style building in front of her. It turned out that this was the mansion where the original owner's fiancé lived. It looked very beautiful. She didn't know whether it was rented or bought.

A Cui volunteered to go forward and knock on the door. After two knocks, the door opened quickly.

A smiling, plump, white face appeared from behind the door. Seeing them, he immediately beamed with joy and greeted them warmly, "Oh, is it the future young mistress? Come in, come in."

As he said this, he came out and personally supported Rongzhen. While happily asking everyone to move their luggage and dowry in, he introduced himself to the future hostess.

She is the housekeeper who takes care of the young master in the mansion. Everyone calls her Aunt Fat. There are not many servants in the house. Apart from her, there is a cook named Lao Yu who cooks and a man named Shi Tou who takes care of the garden and does odd jobs and runs errands. They are all reliable and hardworking and can be used at will.

Rongzhen just listened and didn't take it seriously. After her introduction, she recognized the person.

Ah Cui was very tactful in distributing the reward money, not much, just one silver coin per person, as a gift for meeting.

Aunt Fat and the other two happily thanked her and expressed their loyalty, saying that the young mistress was so virtuous and generous, and that the young master would definitely like her when she came back, and so on, and they spoke in all kinds of exaggerated words.

If Rong Zhen was really a new bride, she would probably be so happy that she would be dizzy and lost.

Knowing that Jiang Yu was not there at the moment, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked the people who escorted them to help unload the things and move them into the house. Afterwards, she gave them a reward. It was not as much as what Aunt Pang and the others gave, but it was not a small amount either.

The escort team happily accepted the offer and were about to return home when a colleague from the bureau suddenly ran over to inform them in a panic, "Drive directly to the Mission Hospital! The director has been attacked and seriously injured while riding in the bureau's car!"

What? That person was attacked and seriously injured?

Not only the escort team was shocked by the news, but Rong Zhen and the others were also horrified.

How could that be? I heard that he was fine this morning, and it’s only been a short time.

The man who brought the news spoke hurriedly, then said with relief, "The director is relatively well. He's only seriously injured and hospitalized, but there's still a glimmer of hope. The bureau chief died on the spot. His neck exploded, and his head and body were separated!"

Everyone couldn't help but shudder when they thought of that scene.

The escort team did not dare to delay and immediately got in the car and headed to the hospital. Rongzhen was held by Aunt Pang's arm.

"Madam, this is not something we can get involved in. Let's go check out the room and wait for the young master to come back."