Chapter 398: The Angry Warlords of the Republic of China vs. the Educated and Well-mannered Overseas Daughter 54
Quan Jiu wanted to read something from Si Jinnian's face, but this stinky man had excellent expression management. He listened calmly to his subordinates reporting the latest situation in Jincheng.
"Everything in the city was back to normal after you left, but for some reason, the Du and Fan families suddenly launched an attack today, catching us off guard."
"Fan Sheng seems certain that you won't be able to return today. He has already stationed people outside the city, waiting to take over Jincheng. Some of his men have even taken advantage of the chaos to sneak into the city."
Si Jinnian tapped his knee joints with his fingertips, his eyes slightly drooping.
Something wasn't right tonight.
It’s not that Fan Sheng is too conceited, but that tonight’s comeback was too smooth.
The other side clearly had the upper hand in numbers, but he had roughly estimated the number of people tonight and found that the enemy they faced was only one or two hundred at most.
Si Jinnian raised his eyes, wanting to ask his subordinates to leave a few people alive and thoroughly investigate the events of tonight, but when he caught a glimpse of Quan Jiu in his eyes, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
"Find out all of Fan Sheng's people."
…
Commander's Mansion, Study.
Xue Cheng looked solemn:
"Third Master, everyone has confessed, but I don't believe their story. They said there was a monster in the forest that ate all their people. Monsters and ghosts are just made up in storybooks. If I believed them, wouldn't I be a fool?"
Si Jinnian was originally sitting lazily, but he sat up straight after hearing this:
"What exactly happened?"
Xue Cheng: "It's said that in the blink of an eye, dozens of brothers disappeared out of thin air. There was not even a cry for help. They were gone, and they haven't been found yet."
Si Jinnian frowned slightly. As he expected, the number of people did not match.
"Did you see it live?"
Xue Cheng: "I've seen it, and I can't even find a single bone, let alone a person. It's impossible for these dozens of living people to disappear out of thin air, right?"
In his opinion, this group of people were talking nonsense.
Si Jinnian's eyes flickered, and he wondered what he was thinking: "How's the situation in the south?"
Xue Cheng's expression became even more serious:
"We found six bodies. There were no extra wounds on their bodies. They were all shot to death. There was also a body with strangulation marks on the neck. It was asphyxiated. The strange thing is that our people broke through in the north. None of them went to the south..."
When he said this, he suddenly got stuck for a moment.
Not everyone went north.
Miss Liu stayed alone in the center circle.
Xue Cheng realized the absurd idea in his mind, shook his head, and directly ruled out the possibility of Miss Liu.
She is a real rich girl who studied abroad. She can't even shoot a gun, so it is impossible for her to have such accurate shooting skills.
Xue Cheng changed his words:
"In my opinion, besides us and the Du and Fan families, there was another mysterious force in the mountains, and one of them was a sharpshooter."
Even if the person who confessed was not lying, it would take at least hundreds of people to make dozens of people disappear instantly.
"Go down."
Si Jinnian looked at the topographic map on the table and fell into deep thought.
…
Jincheng seems to be calm recently, but any smart person can feel that there are layers of stormy waves buried beneath this calm.
Quan Jiu was busy with her daughter-in-law's marriage and didn't expect to see Li Yang again. She was alert.
"What are you doing here?"
Rob a person? Rob a wedding?
Li Yang hadn't seen Quan Jiu for many days. Seeing the person he had been thinking about appear before him, he felt sad, but also a little happy:
"Miss Liu, I'm here to cancel the engagement."
Quan Jiu was even more surprised: "Did your father agree?"
Li Yang's answer was also surprising:
"Agreed."
Quan Jiu had a face full of question marks.
The old man refused to cancel the engagement at first despite Si Jinnian's pressure, but now he suddenly gave in. Why?
Li Yang looked at the doubt on her face, pondered for a moment, and then ignored his father's instructions and told the truth:
"In fact, the Li family's business has grown so big, partly thanks to one of my father's advisers."
Quan Jiu suddenly remembered what Si Jinnian had investigated. He heard that the old man of the Li family often went to the temple and was very close to a Taoist priest.
She knocked on the handle of the chair: "That old Taoist priest?"
Li Yang was stunned: "You know!?"
Quan Jiu: "That's all I know. Please continue."
Li Yang thought for a moment and spoke again:
"This old Taoist priest is indeed quite powerful. My father followed his advice and in just five years, he expanded the Li family by more than ten times. Since then, my father has trusted him even more. This old Taoist priest is like a living Bodhisattva in our family."
Quan Jiu guessed something:
"So this old Taoist priest said that the Liu family is suitable for marriage with the Li family. Your father would rather offend Si Jinnian than offend this living Bodhisattva?"
Li Yang took a sip of tea in a sullen manner, lowered his head in embarrassment:
"That's right, he said that you and I are a perfect match, destined to be together..."
Not only that, he also said that after Quan Jiu married into the Li family, the Li family's business would become more prosperous.
Quan Jiu jokingly asked, "So what's going on now? My horoscope suddenly doesn't match yours?"
"The old Taoist priest is dead."
Li Yang held the teacup and shook his head.
Quan Jiu narrowed his dark eyes and spoke in a deep voice, "Dead? Murder or suicide?"
Li Yang's face was solemn. "I don't know. A passing woodcutter found his body in a dry well. I don't know if he fell in accidentally or was pushed in by someone."
When his father heard the news of the old Taoist priest's death, his first reaction was disbelief. The old Taoist priest was so powerful, no different from a god, how could he die so suddenly?
But when the body was carried up, all the self-comfort turned into soap bubbles and was ruthlessly burst by reality.
Because of this, his father's mindless admiration for the old Taoist priest finally faded a little. After listening to his persuasion, he was finally willing to formally cancel the engagement with the Liu family.
Out of selfishness, he actually didn't want to cancel the engagement, but the woman he liked already had someone in her heart. Instead of forcing her, he decided to wish her happiness. The two of them could be open and honest with each other, and maybe they could even be friends in the future.
Quan Jiu took his letter of withdrawal and thanked him, "It's almost noon, why don't you have lunch before leaving?"
"No."
Li Yang thought of Si Jinnian upstairs and decisively refused.
Quan Jiu escorted her to the main gate of the Commander's Mansion. Before leaving, Li Yang stared at her face, his concealed admiration and reluctance still showing through a little:
"Ms. Liu, I've actually met you before, before you went to England."
Quan Jiu: “Oh?”
Li Yang thought of the scene he had just seen and shook his head:
"Forget it, let's not talk about the past."
At that time, Liu Jiaojiao spoke softly, was well-educated and well-mannered, and had all the etiquette of a lady from a noble family.
She was completely different from the tough woman he saw on the cruise ship returning home who "hit a man's genitals with a brick."
Li Yang smiled with a sense of relief:
"At least there is one thing the old Taoist priest said correctly. You have indeed changed a lot in the year since you returned to China."
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