The scarred man's reaction made Xu Keke laugh in anger; it seemed she had hit him a bit too hard yesterday.
“Just tell him that even I can find this person, the news has already spread, there’s no use keeping him around. It’s better to do a good deed and give this grandfather and grandson a way out, it would be a good deed.”
Whether to take the message back or the men back, Scarface couldn't make the decision. The group behind him were just following orders. He subconsciously glanced into the distance, and Xu Keke followed his gaze. Not far away, under a sycamore tree, was a black sedan. The location was somewhat hidden; if he hadn't noticed it, she wouldn't have seen it at all.
“Come here, I really have news for you. I’m not lying to you.” Xu Keke walked to the eaves next to her and looked at the scarred man.
The scarred man's eyes flickered slightly as he hesitated, glancing left and right. The men behind him gave him unfriendly sidelong glances, their meaning clear: if he dared to make a move, they would show him no mercy.
After hesitating for a long time, the scarred man finally walked up to Xu Keke.
Xu Keke frowned at him, then stepped back; the smell of smoke on him was overwhelming. She covered her nose and whispered to him,
"Recently, Lotte Tea Garden has received some good tea. I heard that the water from the well at Lotte Tea Garden will change its taste after noon when it is exposed to the sun. It is best to use it to brew tea in the early morning."
Xu Keke lowered her voice, and the men listened intently for a long time, but all they could hear was something about tea. The scarred man, on the other hand, seemed frozen in place, staring at Xu Keke with a look of utter disbelief.
"You... how did you know?"
That man loved tea, and he frequented these tea gardens hoping to run into him. Xu Keke not only knew which tea garden he drank at, but also when he went. This was information Xu Keke had been trying to obtain for a long time without success.
What frightened him most was how she could know he was looking for this person. He didn't even know his two henchmen were aware of his plans. He hadn't told anyone about them. This girl was terrifying.
Xu Keke shook off the astonished scarred man and strode toward the parked black car.
She recognized the man that day, but Zhou Shaoqiu couldn't recall him. Come to think of it, how could Zhou Shaoqiu possibly have come into contact with such thugs? Xu Keke had a quirk: if she suspected someone was suspicious, she had to figure it out. Otherwise, she wouldn't feel at ease.
Lying in bed with nothing to do last night, she actually remembered him. This scarred man was Li Shirong, one of the three tycoons of Shanghai. The reason she remembered him was thanks to her memories from her two previous lives.
Xu Keke herself has no memory; she doesn't know if the worlds she experienced correspond to reality. However, the history, geography, and culture of these worlds are all interconnected.
In her past life's history books, not only did Li Shirong exist, but she had also seen his somewhat blurry black and white photograph.
The reason Xu Keke didn't immediately recognize him was because Li Shirong was far too famous in later generations. Whenever old Shanghai was mentioned, Li Shirong was inevitably brought up. He was a legendary figure who dominated Shanghai. This made it difficult for Xu Keke to connect the small-time thug at the inn with the name Li Shirong.
However, Li Shirong had not yet made his fortune, which gave Xu Keke the opportunity to create an air of mystery.
According to history books, Li Shirong, an orphan in his youth, came to Shanghai from the countryside with his uncle. Because of his strength and ruthlessness, he was noticed by the dock manager and taken in as a henchman. Later, during a dockside brawl, the manager died, and the dock fell into other hands. He then led a few followers and roamed the streets.
The thugs and gangsters of Shanghai may act like scoundrels every day, but when they encounter someone with a gang, they can be easily beaten up.
After being repeatedly humiliated, Li Shirong decided to join a gang. Among the many gangs, he chose the Dragon Gang, currently the most powerful in Shanghai. However, the Dragon Gang's leader, He Qingfeng, had too many enemies and was always surrounded by more than ten bodyguards. If you dared to approach him, they would shoot you dead. Furthermore, He Qingfeng was too mysterious; his whereabouts were unpredictable.
According to records, Li Shirong heard that He Qingfeng was fond of tea, so he visited several tea gardens in Shanghai every day. Finally, his efforts paid off, and he met He Qingfeng at Letian Tea Garden.
Xu Keke was able to guess that Li Shirong was looking for He Qingfeng because yesterday, when she was walking out of the small hotel, she saw several teahouse menus on the ground outside.
Xu Keke wasn't walking fast, and the car under the sycamore tree quickly noticed that she was heading towards them. Amidst the greenery, the black car started moving. It wasn't driving particularly fast either, because as it passed Xu Keke, her eyes met those of the woman in the suit in the back seat.
Xu Keke smiled. It was indeed Tang Wan, Ji Mingkai's fiancée, the future film and television tycoon.
"Miss, Miss, they've left. Let's go back."
Old Sun stood at the door calling to her. Xu Keke turned her gaze away from the car and saw the group turning to cross the street. It seemed she had been presumptuous again; the car was driving so slowly to pass a message to them. Li Shirong continued to look back as he walked.
Xu Keke returned to the Zhou residence. Sister Hua had been listening inside the door the whole time and knew that these people had come for the grandmother and granddaughter. Although her master was there and it wasn't her place to make decisions, the way she looked at them was different from before.
The old woman noticed, so when Xu Keke asked her questions again, she immediately said that she could write and asked Xu Keke for a pen and paper.
This was an unexpected bonus. Although Xu Keke knew their background, it was still more convenient for her to tell them herself.
The old woman's father was a scholar, so the family must have some wealth. The little boy she was with was her grandson, named Chen Le.
Less than a year after her daughter-in-law gave birth to Chen Le, her son Chen Lin, who worked for someone in Shanghai, returned to their hometown to bring his wife to Shanghai. They originally planned to bring the whole family to Shanghai after a few days. But after that, the two of them disappeared without a trace.
Less than three years after her son left, the old woman's husband passed away. With her husband dead, her only son disappeared without a trace. She waited at home with her grandson for another year, but she couldn't wait any longer. So, she took the letters her son had written home and came to Shanghai with her grandson. Unexpectedly, when she went to the address, the place was deserted.
When she was desperate, a kind person suggested that she place a missing person ad in the newspaper.
She never imagined that after three days of posting the missing person notice, the scarred man, Li Shirong, would find them with his men. They lured them to that small hotel and locked them up.
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