Cheng Muyun stepped in front of Xu Zhuohua, "Deputy Director Chen, what do you want with my people?"
Chen Hede slowly took off his deerskin gloves. "It's a long story. A few days ago, Miss Xu helped me catch a criminal. I solved a major case and needed Miss Xu's help with the paperwork and report."
Cheng Muyun glanced at Xu Zhuohua, who could already sense the Great Demon King's anger. She dared not nod or shake her head, and looked down at her fingers.
"I have no choice but to stay."
Cheng Muyun pulled Xu Zhuohua away, but Chen Hede called out to him loudly, "It's an opium case that's being solved. Is Young Marshal Cheng interested?"
Cheng Muyun indeed stopped in his tracks.
Xu Zhuohua looked at the man's slightly trembling back and felt a vague unease in her heart.
Before officially taking over the army, Cheng Muyun was a carefree young master, much like Liang Shaozun.
But a year ago, something happened: Cheng Muchuan, the eldest son of the Cheng family, died. He was killed by a group of opium smugglers. In a fire, Cheng Muchuan was burned to ashes, and his body was completely destroyed.
Later, Cheng Yuguang and Cheng Muyun wiped out the entire opium smuggling route, but they also suffered heavy losses.
Therefore, Cheng Muyun could not bear to see anyone smoking opium, nor could he bear to see his subordinates smoking.
Chen Hede said at the Paramount last time that Cheng Muyun was a pioneer in the fight against smoking.
Xu Zhuohua knew that Cheng Muyun would definitely turn around.
One second... two seconds... five seconds.
Cheng Muyun turned around, "Where shall we talk?"
Chen Hede smiled triumphantly, "Paramount."
"Okay, let's go to the Paramount."
Cheng Muyun pulled Xu Zhuohua into Liang Shaozun's car.
Upon hearing this, Luo Yunqiao clapped his hands happily, "Great! Let's go together!"
On the way, Liang Shaozun kept glancing at Xu Zhuohua in the rearview mirror, and was tapped on the shoulder by Cheng Muyun.
"Drive carefully, don't hit anyone."
Liang Shaozun said aggrievedly, "You should be grateful that you let me be your driver."
Cheng Muyun threw another punch, "Enough with the nonsense, look ahead!"
Liang Shaozun, however, remained nonchalant, turning his gaze to Xu Zhuohua. "I heard that Miss Xu became an instant sensation at the ball at the Cheng Mansion. It's a pity I had something to do that day and didn't get to witness Miss Xu's brilliance."
That doesn't sound like a nice thing to say...
So Xu Zhuohua ignored him.
Luo Yunqiao, who was sitting in the back with Xu Zhuohua, then spoke up.
"Indeed, she became an instant sensation, stealing the limelight from Wenjun."
Xu Zhuohua secretly deducted one point from Luo Yunqiao in her heart. Such a young lady, actually competing with her, an ill-mannered country girl, for a man's affections. It was unbecoming of her.
Cheng Muyun said unhurriedly, "Wenyun has never liked these kinds of occasions. If it weren't for celebrating her eighteenth birthday, she wouldn't have attended."
This can be considered as helping Xu Zhuohua out of a predicament.
Luo Yunqiao didn't say anything, and Liang Shaozun continued, "Why did you come to Aurora University to study? Are you going to study abroad?"
Cheng Muyun punched him again, this time harder, and Liang Shaozun cried out, "Ouch, it hurts so much!"
Cheng Muyun said irritably, "Shut up if it hurts. Why are you the one who talks so much?"
In fact, Cheng Muyun had always known that Liang Shaozun embezzled military funds, but he did not know the specific amount.
When he got the account book, he learned that the Liang family had not only embezzled so much money, but had also given a lot of money to the foreigners who had bullied the Beiyang government army.
He could no longer treat Liang Shaozun the same way he used to.
I wish I could beat Liang Shaozun up and make him vomit it all back up.
However, the connections behind it are far-reaching, and these malignant tumors cannot be eradicated overnight.
We must proceed gradually.
...
We arrived at the Paramount Ballroom.
The group's demeanor was so eye-catching that passersby frequently glanced at them. Xu Zhuohua stared speechlessly at his school uniform, realizing at first glance that he was the easiest to bully.
Cheng Muyun thought she was still reserved, so he slung his backpack over his shoulder, took Xu Zhuohua's hand, and walked straight into the Paramount Ballroom, hurrying up to the private room on the second floor.
The chairs in the room were all very large, and the sofas surrounded a huge round platform, which was obviously used by dancers.
Cheng Muyun pressed Xu Zhuohua down onto a chair at a square table. Chen Hede slowly walked in, followed by Liang Shaozun and Luo Yunqiao.
"You two go downstairs first, I'll come find you after I'm done," Cheng Muyun said to Luo Yunqiao and Liang Shaozun.
The two obediently listened to him. Although Cheng Muyun usually seemed indifferent, when it came to opium, he was like the Grim Reaper, killing whoever he messed with.
Chen Hede sat opposite Xu Zhuohua, while Cheng Muyun sat between the two.
"Deputy Director Chen, tell me what happened in that case."
Chen Hede glanced at Xu Zhuohua, who was sitting obediently, and smiled. "The case is very simple. Someone took advantage of the crowded nature of the Paramount Ballroom to have the dancers sell opium to the customers. It's that simple."
Xu Zhuohua suddenly felt a chilling coldness emanating from Cheng Muyun. "Where did you come from?"
"I don't know. The dancer who was arrested was only responsible for selling opium. The person who gave them the opium was nicknamed 'Yellow Insect,' and he had a very keen sense of smell. He got away."
What happened to the people they caught that day?
Chen Hede said nonchalantly, "I won't say anything, I'm just playing around."
Cheng Muyun clenched his fist.
Xu Zhuohua was taken aback. Chen Hede was too nonchalant, as if he wasn't talking about someone dying, but about something as trivial as having pancakes for breakfast.
He's so cold-blooded.
After confirming that Cheng Muyun was alright, Chen Hede turned to Xu Zhuohua and asked, "Miss Xu, how did you discover the abnormality in that dancer?"
Xu Zhuohua said helplessly, "The smell... I smell something different."
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