Chapter 3 The Third Knife

Grandpa He's family was poor when he was young. He started out as a fisherman and worked hard to become the richest man in the area.

Su's father had been a soldier for half his life and was discharged due to injury.

As the matter involved sensitive times, neither of them mentioned the true story of their life-saving grace.

But from Old Man He's actions, it can be seen that he admires Father Su very much.

That kind of admiration made him pressure his eldest grandson to marry Su Linlang without hesitation, and he was also willing to trust his eldest grandson's wife at this moment.

He looked at He Mo and said, "Linlang is Pu Ting's wife and the victim. She will be in charge of the rescue."

He Mo was so frightened that his pupils trembled and he lost control of his expression.

Is the old man crazy? He actually wants to hand over the power of the family to his granddaughter-in-law who just married into the family?

"Dad, father!" He Mo blurted out, "You must be getting old and confused. I need to ask a psychiatrist for you."

The old lady had expected this and sneered, "Please give one a try."

Although the family lost its two main pillars, the power of the family is still in the hands of the old lady, and no one else can change the situation.

He Mo complained again: "Pu Ting and I are blood relatives. If you don't trust me and trust an outsider, you will kill him."

The old woman smiled bitterly, feeling a wave of sadness in her heart.

If he is really senile, he should hand over all affairs to his second son.

As they are blood relatives, he certainly would not harm his nephew. But with billions of cash flowing into the port city, most of the land, and half of Southeast Asia's shipping business, what if someone with ulterior motives instigated and tempted him?

Money can move people's hearts and even kill close relatives. Grandpa He has experienced it personally.

Now the opponent is a vicious kidnapper who will kill you if you are not careful.

Once He Puting was killed, the other grandchildren were still young and useless, and the He family would be taken over by He Mo.

With his stupidity and unawareness, the He family will be doomed sooner or later!

As for why he trusted Su Linlang, there was certainly a reason.

Firstly, when she first arrived in Hong Kong, she was slow to react and did not interact with many people. She stayed alone. Although Grandma He loved her, she saw her seldom and did not notice anything wrong with her.

Furthermore, when Su Linlang was born, Old Lady He was actually present. He was an expert in studying the four pillars and eight characters. After calculating the time, he found that the time of her birth brought good fortune and her destiny was to be extremely wealthy and powerful.

Most Hong Kong people are superstitious, especially the wealthy families. He Zhihuan was not only grateful to Su's father for saving his life, but also took a fancy to the cute and adorable Su Linlang's natural destiny of wealth. He begged Su's father to marry her to his eldest grandson, just to let her, who was born with a wealthy destiny, become the eldest daughter-in-law of the third generation of his family.

Su Linlang had just arrived and spoke little, but the old man not only did not doubt her, but felt that she was stable and reliable. At the critical moment, she was clear and organized, and every word she said touched the old man's heart. In addition, he recognized Su's father, so he believed that she was truly a daughter of a general.

The old man was seriously ill and could hardly hold on any longer. He trembled and cried, "Ahem...doctor..."

Looking back at Su Linlang, he insisted, "Linlang, you will be concurrently the chairman of the board of directors, and you will also be in charge of all the members of the He family. Once I... I... ahem... the check..."

The He family owns the world's most advanced dialysis machines and has hired famous doctors on call 24 hours a day.

All Butler Liu needed to do was give a look and have the personal bodyguard let the doctor in, and the old man would be pushed away.

Su Linlang hurriedly called out, "Grandpa." Then she shook her head, "The board of directors really doesn't need it. I won't accept it."

Being the acting chairman of the board of directors sounds like a very glamorous position, but if a kidnapping incident occurs, the secret will eventually leak out no matter how tight the cover-up is. The He family seems to be preparing to make a big deal recently, and if something goes wrong during her term, the responsibility will be hers. It is a hot potato, and Su Linlang refuses to take it.

She only did one thing, to rescue He Puting to repay him for burying his father.

This sentence was like a weight. The old man looked at the housekeeper, and the housekeeper understood: "Don't worry, old man, I will take care of the young mistress. You don't have to worry about the return visit today. I will take care of it and will not let any news leak out!"

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Speaking of returning home, Su Linlang's heart skipped a beat.

Yes, today is the third day of her marriage, which is also the day to return to her parents’ home according to etiquette.

Because Su's father had passed away and he had no relatives in mainland China, the He family made an appointment in advance with the abbot of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery. The newlyweds would go to the temple to donate some money and recite the Sutra of the Dead for Su's father in front of the Buddha and perform a ritual to help him pass away.

In the original book, she escaped with a huge amount of charity money and expensive jewelry while on her way to worship Buddha.

First, the mother-in-law Xu Wanxin pawned jewelry, and then she absconded with the money. The media got wind of it and tracked the whole process 24 hours a day. The old lady was so angry that she had a violent outburst and died. The He family has been in chaos since then.

The old man had already been plugged into the oxygen tank, but He Mo was still unwilling to give up. Thinking of returning home, he volunteered: "Dad, let me accompany Linlang to the Buddhist temple. There are reporters waiting at the door. Linlang can't handle it, so I will do it."

Coincidentally, in the original book, there is a part where He Mo was forced to reveal his true identity by a sharp-tongued reporter, and he got so angry that he fought with the reporter at the door of his house, and was taken to the police station. He missed the kidnapper's phone call, and the kidnapper chopped He Puting's leg.

In short, in a kidnapping case, no one in the He family has anything to show for it; they are all idiots.

If she wanted to catch the murderer herself, she had to find the kidnapper first. Then, she had to look for clues from the progress of the incident, and she had to let the incident develop as it did in the book. So Su Linlang didn't say anything for the time being and tacitly agreed that He Mo would accompany her.

The old man was about to faint, but he still said: "Linlang, I only respect one person in my life, and that is... your father..."

Su Linlang took the old man's cold hand and held it tightly with her own warm hands: "Grandpa, you rest assured and take care of your health. I swear in the name of my father that Pu Ting will return safely."

She was originally slow and indifferent, unable to express herself, but she deeply loved the disabled soldier father on the farm, and she also liked the old lady who loved her and cared for her, and would bring his eldest grandson back to him safely.

The doctor was anxious: "Madam, the old lady is really..." First aid must be given immediately.

…

The old lady was pushed away by the men in white coats while receiving oxygen and intravenous drips along the way.

The attitude of the housekeeper Liu Bo directly pushed He Mo's dissatisfaction to the peak.

Uncle Liu wasn't feeling well either. He held his chest and coughed for a long time. He personally poured a cup of tea for Su Linlang and said, "Madam, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? I'll tell the servant to bring you breakfast. Can we eat and chat?"

The He family has a good chef who cooks especially delicious meals, which Su Linlang has always loved.

But time waits for no one to rescue the hostages.

Seeing snacks on He Puting's desk, which were soda crackers and wafers, she grabbed a few and threw them into her mouth, washing them down with a sip of tea: "I'm full, let's talk business."

Housekeeper Liu was the first person in the family to come into contact with Su Linlang besides He Puting, and he also knew her best. He also thought it was a bit strange that she could suddenly speak Cantonese and her thinking was so clear.

But she was always careless when eating and would drink tea in one gulp, which was exactly her habit.

Moreover, she used to stutter whenever she spoke, which made her look dull, so she tried not to talk as much as possible, and it’s pretty much the same as it is now.

Seeing her drinking the tea in one gulp and swallowing it with big mouthfuls, Butler Liu thought to himself that it seemed that the young mistress was acting dull-witted because of the grief over her father's death and the unfamiliar climate there. Now that she has adjusted to life in the port city, she should be fine.

He said, "Madam, if we don't want the kidnapping to get out, we have to go to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery. Please prepare first and see how to deal with the media outside the door. I will go and prepare the list of private detectives and Flying Tigers, as well as the donations for worshiping Buddha. You can finalize the candidates on the way. After worshiping Buddha, I will make an appointment with the people, and we will meet together to discuss the rescue."

As expected of the butler, he is truly flawless and truly astonishing.

Su Linlang nodded: "Excellent."

He Mo was furious: "Uncle Liu, are you blind? Who in this room has the surname He? Who is your master? You are picking candidates for the detective with an outsider. What do you think I am? Bullshit?"

A piece of shit that got released?

If Su Linlang hadn't been watching him, he would have picked up the skinny and short Liu Bo and slammed him to the ground.

But housekeeper Liu only acted according to the old lady's wishes, and the old lady's entrustment gave him confidence.

He signaled Su Linlang: "Madam, please go back to your room first. I will go and prepare the travel items."

"Liu Liu, seeing my eldest brother fall and Pu Ting is not here anymore, you want to join forces with outsiders to usurp power, right? Humph, let me tell you, I am the only one with the surname He in this family, and my Pu Xu is only one year younger than Pu Ting. Without Pu Ting, we are still the head of the family. I advise you not to be too arrogant!" He Mo said, deliberately shoulder-butting, trying to

I want to bump into Butler Liu.

Butler Liu's full name is Liu Liu. He Mo is very angry that he calls him by his name.

Butler Liu ducked and said, "Second Master, be careful."

He Mo failed to hit someone and dodged, almost falling into the flowerbed. He became more and more angry: "You guys wait for me."

Butler Liu said respectfully, "Second Master, take care."

He Mo endured two nights of shooting and kidnapping, fully believing that once something happened to his elder brother and his son, the family power would be his and he would be able to command the troops. However, he was kicked out of the office early in the morning, and he was filled with resentment.

Well, he was about to leave and there were reporters waiting at the door, so he had to look his best.

Let all Hong Kong people see Mr. He’s spirit and ability.

As for Su Linlang, this reporter has only seen this silly girl a few times. What does she know?

She still wants to be in charge of the family and lead the rescue. When she goes out to meet reporters later, he will make her famous in the Hong Kong government and make her lose face!

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Su Linlang was a little dazed and her speech was incomplete. He Puting was the first person to come into contact with her and of course he knew her best.

No one knew what he thought about marriage, but he was particularly considerate in her daily life. He was afraid that the servants would gossip and make fun of her, so he specially assigned a dumb servant to serve her.

The dumb servant had already brought breakfast, but she was absent-minded and only took two quick bites.

Su Linlang didn't care whether He Mo would plot against her or not.

She even let him go on purpose in order to catch the murderer smoothly.

Otherwise, he should have been placed under house arrest and surveillance like Xu Wanxin and Am.

That being said, this kidnapping is anything but ordinary.

The original book did mention the name of the kidnapper's leader, and also said that when the police were reconstructing and investigating the kidnapping case, they found out that the kidnappers had an accomplice inside the He family, so it was a kidnapping case involving both internal and external collusion.

Of course, in the chaotic 1980s, kidnappings occurred frequently in the Hong Kong government, and the wealthy all hired mercenaries as bodyguards. Without an insider to tip off, the kidnappers would not have been able to succeed.

However, the accomplice in the book is Su Linlang herself, which proves that the police were eventually deceived.

So if there really is an insider, who is that insider?

Moreover, in a kidnapping case, the longer the hostage stays in the hands of the kidnapper, the greater the damage he will suffer.

Therefore, the rescue work must be started immediately without delay.

Combining the causes and consequences, Su Linlang had a hunch that the kidnappers' accomplice must have planned the kidnappers' escape with the money when she went out to worship Buddha today.

Then, as long as she takes advantage of the situation, she can find the accomplice, penetrate the bandits' lair, and rescue the hostages.

In order to find the robbers and rescue the hostages, Su Linlang, who had quelled rebellions in interstellar time, slaughtered dealers of human organs, and won an honorary model for cutting sugarcane on the farm all her life and had skilled knife skills...she needed some handy weapons.

After quickly eating a few mouthfuls of rice, she rummaged around the dressing table and closet in the bedroom.

The dumb Buffy maid motioned to her, "Ah, ah, uh!"

She thought Su Linlang was looking for clothes and gestured to her to look at the clothes she was going to wear today.

The clothes for returning home were hung separately by the closet. He Puting's was a full head taller than Su Linlang's. Su Linlang's was a dignified and decent beige dress, but the collar was decorated with many pink lotus leaves, and the sleeves were decorated with a circle of light green lace and many small sequins.

The clothes are nice, but the decorations are tacky.

It turned out that Su Linlang's soul was in sync, she couldn't speak, and she wore whatever the servants gave her. But now she is not like that anymore.

She told the maid, "Take off all the floral decorations and lace."

Of course there was no useful tool in the new house. Su Linlang thought about buying a gun and a useful knife from the black market. However, as a newly married bride of a wealthy family, with so many reporters waiting at the door, this was of course not an option.

How about going to the kitchen and getting some kitchen knives?

If she runs out of bullets in the interstellar world, she can just pick up a kitchen knife and chop someone's head off.

Su Linlang was about to go to the kitchen. When she passed by He Puting's private bedroom, she glanced and saw a saber hanging on the wall.

When it was taken off and pulled open, it shone with a cold and sharp edge.

She swung the knife and thought to herself that the eldest son of the He family was not too green, as the knife had a sharpened blade.

He casually crumpled up a ball of paper and threw it into the air, then with a flick of the knife, the ball of paper was neatly cut into two halves.

It's a good knife!

Su Lin turned around again, stared at the desk for a while, and pulled the drawer. The top ones were all open, and inside were various letters, seals, photos and other personal belongings. Only the bottom one was locked.

Such a small drawer certainly was not a problem for her. She closed the door and pried it open with a military knife. The drawer opened immediately.

There was a CZ75 lying inside, separate from the magazine, with bullets, a total of 15.

Staring at the clock on the wall, she disassembled and assembled blindly. A gun was instantly disassembled and reassembled successfully in her hand, then loaded and aimed.

A total of 18 seconds.

Yes, her skills have completely recovered to the sharpness of the Star Age.

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Butler Liu brought someone with him. The two of them were carrying a lot of bags. They just happened to meet Su Linlang coming out of He Puting's private bedroom. Butler Liu was stunned: "Young... Madam, what are you doing?"

In her hand was He Puting's favorite thing, a Raikiri saber that could cut through iron like mud and kill people without bloodshed!