Chapter 111: The Ruthless Actor (19)
"The Second Madam still wants to listen to my singing, so I can't die now."
Shi Sui closed the window.
"Fourth Madam, don't worry. I've put away all the sharp weapons in Second Madam's room, and I've assigned people to watch her day and night. There will be absolutely no accidents. Yesterday, Second Madam was yelling that she wanted to bang her head against the wall because Second Young Master had been visiting her less often recently. She thought he was locked up like her, so she was making a fuss."
"Second Young Master? Does he really need to be locked up?" Shi Sui sneered. "If he himself doesn't want to come out of his room, who can I blame..."
"That's right!" Xiao Cui agreed. "The company's head accountant came to see the Second Young Master today. Something must have happened at the company! Even in this situation, he still doesn't want to leave!"
"Oh? Is the cashier here?"
"Yes, he came in the afternoon and seemed quite anxious. But the second young master was taking a nap, and the accountant waited in the small reception room on the first floor for a full two hours! He was just called up!"
"Oh... everyone is here..." Shisui suddenly had an idea in her mind, "Second Wife really wants to see her son, then I will grant her wish!"
Xiao Cui: "Fourth Madam, what are you going to do..."
"Sixth Madam and I will go and see what happened to the Second Young Master... In a quarter of an hour, you will take the Second Madam over as well."
Before leaving the room, Tokiho looked up at the sky outside the window which was slowly getting darker.
Seven days left... Time for some appetizers...
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In Zhan Deyun's room.
He lay on the bed smoking as usual, and even found a young and pretty maid to light his cigarette and massage his shoulders.
The old accountant was so anxious that he couldn't even sit still.
"Second Young Master! Now is not the time to smoke! Guess what? This morning I went to the west of the city to meet an old friend and saw a huge crowd outside a grocery store! I went in curiously to take a look, and wow! The rice bag was actually printed with the Zhan's Trading Company's seal!"
After hearing what the accountant said, I guess the second young master would be a little nervous.
But Zhan Deyun was surrounded by a mist, busy flirting and laughing with the maid, and did not listen to the accountant's words at all.
"So many thugs have been coming to our store lately to smash and destroy it. Why don't we just check which business was broken into and robbed? It's such a small matter, why are you bothering me?"
"No... Second Young Master——"
"Don't be so short-sighted when it comes to business! Just let them take a few bags of rice... Oh, right! We're going to pick up the first batch of opium in about ten days. Have you prepared the bill I asked you to prepare?"
The accountant stroked his long beard, half-opened his mouth, and thought for a while before saying weakly, "Second Young Master, what do you mean by ten days? The first delivery was on the day of Master Zhan's birthday banquet!"
"What??!"
Zhan Deyun half-closed his eyes and tried to sit up in a daze, but found that his hands and feet were weak and he couldn't exert any strength at all.
"Second Young Master, did you confuse the lunar and solar calendars?" the accountant kindly reminded him. "The agreement states that delivery is to be made on the last day of each month, but that's based on the Western solar calendar! The last day of this month happens to be Mr. Zhan's lunar birthday!"
"Hurry...help me up!"
Zhan Deyun shouted loudly, and the maid and the accountant quickly lifted him up by holding his arms on the left and right.
He shook his dizzy head vigorously and finally felt a little more awake than before.
"Foreigners don't have to go through so many twists and turns... Fortunately you reminded me! Otherwise, I would have missed a big opportunity!" Zhan Deyun held the accountant's hand tightly.
Seeing that Zhan Deyun could finally speak properly, the accountant hurriedly explained to him the purpose of his visit today.
"I've already prepared the money for the opium, so don't worry about it. Let's get back to the seal!"
The accountant vividly described how he traced the rice bags from a grocery store to the Zhan family's large warehouse, and then, after questioning the warehouse manager, discovered...
"The seal that was lost earlier is in the hands of the Fourth Madam! Did you know about this? The warehouse manager thought you gave it to her, so he didn't report it to me!"
"No way... she dared to steal my seal?" Zhan Deyun shook his head. "She and I live in the same house. I don't believe she's that bold!"
...The entire conversation between Zhan Deyun and the accountant fell into the ears of Shi Sui and Miao Jue who were eavesdropping outside the door.
When Shisui heard this, she could no longer hide her smile.
"I'm just so brave, what's the matter?"
She ordered someone to kick open the door of Zhan Deyun's room, and the smoke inside instantly rushed out like a flood.
Miao Jue was choked by the pungent smell and kept coughing while covering his mouth.
After the smoke dissipated a little, Miao Jue saw the situation in the room clearly. He couldn't help but cover his eyes and screamed "Ah--", then quickly turned his head away.
It turned out that Zhan Deyun was only wearing a single piece of clothing and pants.
All the buttons of her shirt were open, revealing most of her body. Her legs were spread out in a "spread" shape, resting on two small tables beside the couch, which was extremely indecent.
Suddenly someone broke into his room and Zhan Deyun was completely confused.
It was not until the accountant called out in horror, "Fourth Madam, Sixth Madam?" that he finally reacted.
"Alright..." Zhan Deyun stood up with shaking legs, supported by his maid. "I was just about to look for you, but you showed up on your own! You actually stole the Zhan family seal?! You're dying!"
Shi Sui clapped his hands and called out to his attendants, "Help! The Second Young Master has smoked so much opium that he's lost his mind. Come and wake him up!"
At her command, Xiao Cui brought her servants and several buckets of cold water over. Without saying a word, they poured all the water on Zhan Deyun's head!
"Ah ...
Zhan Deyun screamed a few times. His clothes were already in disarray, and the water pulled his hair down and stuck to his forehead.
When the wind blew, his body became colder and colder, and he sneezed several times, with snot and tears coming out at the same time. He looked so embarrassed and ridiculous.
The chief steward was panicked and knelt down to plead for Zhan Deyun: "Fourth Madam! Fourth Madam, calm down! Mr. Zhan had a relationship before he came to the hospital. You are the head of the family and you must follow the family rules. You can hit anyone, but the Second Young Master is the helmsman of the business, so you can't hit him!"
At this moment, a heart-wrenching cry rang out from behind the crowd: "Whoever dares to touch my son, I will fight him to the death!"
Shi Sui turned around and saw the haggard Second Wife, supported by her maid, rushing over in quick, small steps.
"Great! Everyone is finally here!"
Shi Sui had a smile on her lips and swept her sharp eyes over everyone present who was noisy and had their own ulterior motives.
"Everyone, open your eyes and see clearly what will happen to you if you dare to smoke opium on the land of the Republic of China!"
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