Chapter 4 The Fourth Knife

Coming with Butler Liu was Xu Tianxi, the nephew of the first wife Xu Wanxin.

He is He Puting's cousin and also his secretary at work. He is considered to be Mr. He's confidant.

He looked at Butler Liu, and Butler Liu looked at Su Linlang: "Madam, why are you carrying a knife?"

Su Linlang said calmly, "Uncle Liu, Pu Ting can't accompany me to the temple. My father is a retired soldier and has a natural love for weapons. Let his sword go with me, and that means Pu Ting is accompanying me."

If the husband is not at home on the day of returning home, it is reasonable to bring his keepsake to meet his father.

What's more, Su Linlang is a weak woman, and a military knife is different from a kitchen knife or a fruit knife. If you want to use it, you have to undergo systematic training, otherwise it will not only not hurt others, but also hurt yourself.

Butler Liu was not suspicious and took out the wooden box containing the knife: "Put it away to avoid accidentally cutting you."

Su Linlang put the knife into the box. This was better, as it would add an extra layer of disguise to deceive people.

Motioning Xu Tianxi to open the suitcase, Butler Liu said, "This is a donation of one million yuan. Because it is a donation from a newlywed couple, the old lady specially asked the bank to prepare new notes with consecutive numbers. You can count them first."

Xu Tianxi was also an insider and stepped forward: "My cousin is in trouble, I will accompany my sister-in-law."

Su Linlang looked at this person with particular attention.

Because everyone who accompanied her to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple today could be an accomplice of the kidnappers.

Xu Tianxi is the one in charge of finances, could it be that he is the accomplice?

Su Linlang remained calm and looked at the money first. It was a box filled with brick-blue Hong Kong dollars in a denomination of 500 Hong Kong dollars.

A million dollars was donated for a single ritual, and it was in cash. The richest man's family is truly generous.

On the farm in mainland China, her father only earned 25 Hong Kong dollars a month, and it took him two years to earn a 500 Hong Kong dollar note.

No wonder the police believed that she was the kidnapper's accomplice. The gap between the rich and the poor in mainland China and Hong Kong is too huge.

Butler Liu placed another box on the table. "This is the set of emerald jewellery that the late old lady loved the most. The old lady had taken it out from the jewellery warehouse for maintenance a long time ago. She asked the young lady to wear it before the Buddha today to comfort the spirit of her father in heaven."

A set includes a necklace, bracelet, brooch, earrings and hair accessories, a complete set.

As early as when Su Linlang first arrived in Hong Kong, Grandma He had transferred her out and asked someone to come to her home to take care of her, in preparation for today's use.

Su Linlang knew nothing about jewelry, but she knew about minerals. She held up one of the hexagonal necklaces, which was the size of a pigeon egg, to the sunlight and saw that the diamonds were glittering, crystal clear, and the light and shadow were like a dream.

This is a mineral from the beryl family. It has a transparent glassy luster, a refractive index of about 1.5, and a total weight of about 20 carats.

Even in the interstellar age, this was a rare commodity.

So this was the fuse that led to her 'taking him away' and the old lady being angry to death.

Su Linlang looked disgusted: "This green one is ugly. I don't want it. I want to wear the pink pendant Bingyan gave me."

Xu Tianxi frowned: "Sister-in-law, this set of jewelry is very valuable."

That was a piece of heirloom jewellery worth an entire building in Hong Kong, and she refused it just because she thought it was ugly?

Su Linlang took the box and said seriously: "Bingyan gave me a very beautiful pendant. I love that one. This one...will be kept by Master Tianxi."

"I dare not. If sister-in-law doesn't like it, just return it to the old lady." Xu Tianxi quickly refused with a look of disgust on his face. He looked at Su Linlang as if he was looking at a mentally retarded person.

Su Linlang returned it to Butler Liu: "Since Master Tianxi doesn't want it, Uncle Liu can take it!"

Manager Liu said patiently, "Since you don't want to take it, I will return it to the old lady and put it back in the jewelry store."

He thought it was normal for Su Linlang to behave like this. She grew up on a farm and knew nothing about jewelry.

Xu Tianxi was furious. As an insider and He Puting's cousin, he only wanted his cousin to return safely and was willing to help take care of the new sister-in-law when his cousin was away.

But she was obviously stupid. Why would the old lady entrust her with the important task of rescue?

He couldn't figure it out, so he squeezed his eyes at Butler Liu.

Butler Liu signaled Xu Tianxi to be patient, and then took out something else: "Madam, this is called Mobile Call, also known as Black Diamond. It is equipped by the family for your convenience when traveling. Master Tianxi will hold it for you."

In Hong Kong in the 1980s, a mobile phone was enough to buy a house, and only the richest families had one.

Mobile phones facilitate communication, which Su Linlang really needs.

Her original stupidity actually served as a good cover-up. She snatched it and protected it: "No, I won't give it to you."

Xu Tianxi's disgust was evident on his face, but Butler Liu was patient and coaxed him like a child, "But you don't know how to use it. When you want to contact me, just give it to Master Tianxi and let him use it, okay?"

After handing me a mailing list, he said, "This is what you just wanted. It contains everyone's profile and contact information. You can take your time to read it on the way and finalize the candidates for cooperation. When you come back, we will arrange a meeting with them."

This list is the list of private detectives and Flying Tigers members that Su Linlang mentioned, which is the list of the He family's trustworthy private detectives and Flying Tigers members.

After taking the things, she went back to her room to change clothes.

The dress was a complete set, including a top, vest, skirt and pants. Fei's maid ironed them all, but assumed that she would wear a skirt, so she only hung the skirt, top and silk shirt together, and put the rest in the closet.

Su Linlang took out her pants and put them on. She wanted to put the gun directly on her waist to facilitate movement, but when she looked in the mirror, she realized that her waist was too thin and the clothes were tight-fitting. The gun would bulge out when she put it on her waist, which was not appropriate.

But she had a whole glass-walled cabinet of handbags, and she picked out a large black Gucci bag, which was just right for the gun.

There is a common medicine box in the closet, which contains iodine tincture, hemostatic bandages and degreased gauze.

With Su Linlang's skills and rich experience in rescuing hostages in the interstellar space, as long as this trip goes smoothly, she will be able to find the bandit's lair and rescue He Dashao.

Everything she was doing now was to confuse the real kidnapper hiding in the He family.

Considering that Mr. He might need emergency treatment, she stuffed all the medical supplies into her Gucci bag.

The richest man's family has makeup maids, two of them. They have already arrived and are waiting outside, ready to do Su Linlang's makeup.

But as soon as she came out, she waved her hands: "I am naturally beautiful, I don't need to put on makeup, thank you for your hard work, go back!"

Xu Tianxi was about to collapse.

Yes, she is indeed naturally beautiful and can rival Miss Hong Kong, otherwise the young master wouldn’t be so happy when he got married, but there is no need to say it out loud.

This sister-in-law is pretty, but she acts in a very timid way. Can she really lead a rescue operation?

He couldn't bear it any longer and whispered, "Uncle Liu, my sister-in-law doesn't seem reliable. What should I do?"

In fact, on the surface it seemed that the old lady had delegated power to Su Linlang, but in reality, his eldest grandson was kidnapped, and as long as he could calm down, he would use his last breath to sign the check and redeem his eldest grandson.

The reason why Su Linlang was made the head of the family was to guard against the second son He Mo and to prevent the second branch from deliberately making trouble during the rescue.

After all

As the chairman of the board of directors of the He family, his wealth and wealth are enough to make brothers fight with each other.

Butler Liu couldn't help but worry that he had not done enough background check and had trusted the wrong person, thus bringing disaster to his master's family.

But a young lady who treats priceless jewels as dirt and is indifferent to money is trustworthy.

He said, "Young Madam is a daughter of a general, and she is not particular about small matters by nature. Young Master Tianxi will take care of her."

Judging from her slender waist and wrists, she is the daughter of a general?

Xu Tianxi was worried and even suspected that it was Butler Liu who had betrayed him and was the kidnapper's accomplice.

Otherwise, why would he trust such a silly northern girl so much.

There is turmoil in a wealthy family. You suspect me and I suspect you. That's about it.

"Madam, I really took the jewelry away." Butler Liu held up the jewelry to confirm.

Su Linlang looked at Xu Tianxi with a dull look in her eyes: "Master Tianxi, you send it, butler Liu has to follow me."

Xu Tianxi shook his head quickly: "It's too expensive, please trouble Butler Liu to deliver it again."

Very good, Su Linlang proved with just this one sentence that Xu Tianxi had no ulterior motives and was a trustworthy person.

One more trustworthy person eliminates one spy and provides more help in the rescue mission!

…

Xu Tianxi delivered the things to the car first. After Butler Liu delivered the jewelry, Su Linlang and others went to the gate together to thank the reporters who were waiting there.

The two of them talked to each other as they walked, discussing how to answer the reporters.

But just as he walked out of the detached house and into the living room of the mansion, he heard a clanging sound, and a pile of broken porcelain and noodles splashed everywhere.

Just as Su Linlang dodged, she heard a burst of laughter: "Haha, my big brother is not accompanying me, so the old woman has to go out on her own."

…

The He family has two branches. The second branch, He Mo, has only one son, He Puxu, who is a well-known second-generation rich man in Hong Kong.

He Zhang, the eldest son, has three sons. He Puting is the eldest. He is capable and talented, and can be said to be a favored son of heaven. The second son, He Puhong, is a little bit mentally retarded and is raised quietly. The third son, He Pushu, seems smart, but has a bad temper and is a little bully.

The one who was laughing at Su Linlang at this moment was him, He Puzhu.

He is only fourteen years old and still studying.

He was also the person in the family who disliked Su Linlang the most, calling her "Northern Sister", "Northern Aunt", "Gossip Girl" and "Unlucky Woman" all day long.

Only a few people in the He family know about the kidnapping case, so of course he doesn't know.

The heads of such wealthy families are usually busy and it is normal for them to be away from home, so he did not notice anything unusual.

But because Su Linlang was a northern girl from mainland China, He Pushu looked down on her. And she became his eldest sister-in-law, which made him hate her even more.

She had only been here for a short time and was deliberately hiding from people, just because she didn't want to cause any trouble.

But He Pushu often ran to her room, scolding her as a shrew, a northern girl, and a stinky northern girl, deliberately provoking her.

Su Linlang was speechless and chose to ignore it, which encouraged He Pushu's evil tendencies and made him think that she was easy to bully.

Although I don't know why my eldest brother didn't accompany her, but I happened to run into her and seeing her alone, I was of course embarrassed.

Butler Liu stopped and said: "I am here to comfort the Fourth Young Master, you, Madam..." Hurry up and run away.

Su Linlang walked towards He Pushu.

According to the original book, after He Puting escaped from the bandits' den, he managed to save the situation and revive the family business, but he died young due to poor health. After his death, the He brothers staged a wonderful drama of ruining the family business.

It can be seen that this guy has no ability and is just a big fool.

Seeing him, Su Linlang could understand the despair of Old Lady He. The building was about to collapse and all her descendants were useless.

"He Puzhu?" She raised her eyebrows.

She was wearing an off-white Armani dress that wrapped around her body, and a black Gucci bag. Her cheeks were so rosy that she didn't even need to put on any blush.

Her pink complexion and the cheap crystal the size of a dove egg on her chest look tacky, but also make her look lively, youthful and full of vitality.

This northern girl is really beautiful, extremely beautiful.

But her eyes reminded He Pushu of the tiger in the painting of a tiger descending the mountain in the old lady's study.

He was inexplicably a little scared: "You...what are you doing?"

Su Linlang took the thickest rose stem from the altar, chopped off the side branches, and snapped off the flowers and threw them away. She smiled brightly and spoke softly, "From today on, I am your eldest sister-in-law. Come on, stretch out your hand."

This soft voice made He Pushu wonder why he was so timid and afraid of her just now.

He raised his hands provocatively: "What are you doing? Are you trying to give me a favor?" It seemed that he wanted to please him and give him a red envelope.

He would take it, and after taking the money, he would throw it all over her head.

But in the blink of an eye, only the thorny flower stalk was left, slapping He Pushu's palm seven or eight times.

He had never been beaten since he was a child, so he never shied away from it. He just felt the excruciating pain, and the thorns pierced his hand, causing blood to spurt out.

"A sister-in-law is like a mother. If you are disrespectful, you should be beaten. If you do it again, I will use a ruler." Su Linlang said, threw away the flower branch and left: "Uncle Liu, tell the fourth young master's nanny to take him to get a tetanus shot and bandage him."

He Puzhu held his hands and trembled: "Liu, Uncle Liu, that old woman, how dare she hit me!"

Butler Liu: ???

Looking at the blood oozing out of his hands, He Pushu screamed, "You stinky northern girl, you'd better never come back!"