20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 103 Bai Family
The Bai family mansion is a two-story building with blue bricks and blue tiles, arches and wide windows.

Bai Baochen spent a lot of money to ask foreigners to design and build it - it is said that it is called Baroque style.

In the yard, the lawn is neatly trimmed and the shrubs are cut squarely.Follow the gravel path to the end, look up, and see that the protruding piece is the slow-walking balcony on the second floor. On the white stone railings, one on the left and one on the right, there are yellow dragon flags and plaster flags hanging respectively to show the two sides. country friendly.

Pushing open the door panel, there is a huge deer head hanging on the wall. The antlers are well-proportioned and thick, and the teeth and claws are showing, which is quite impressive.

On the left is the living room on the first floor.

Two large glass windows provide ample light, illuminating the room thoroughly. There is a grandfather clock in the southeast corner, which chimes a few times every hour on the hour.

Looking around, you can see many eagles, geese, pheasants, etc., various bird specimens, as well as exquisite ivory carvings and gold and silver decorations, but there are no antique calligraphy and paintings.

When he had nothing to do, Bai Baochen stood in front of the window, smoking a cigar and immersing his body and mind in the surrounding Baroque style - frankly speaking, this made him feel superior to others!
However, there is no such leisure and elegance today.

Bai Baochen sat on the sofa, frowning, holding two iron balls in his hands while listening to his son report to him the ins and outs of last night's events.

Behind the sofa, there was a four-eyed man standing.

This person is Bai Baochen's housekeeper, his name is Yuan Deyong. He is in his 40s. He often holds a white folding fan with a jade pendant in his hand. He looks handsome, but he can't smile - his upper gums are turned out, his teeth are uneven, and he can't speak well. It's a little leaky.

"Dad, we absolutely cannot tolerate what happened at the match factory!"

Bai Guoping stood in front of the sofa, pacing back and forth angrily: "Don't say I'm reckless. Now the people in the city know it. If we don't do something, others will think that the Bai family is afraid of Zhou Yunfu again!"

"Can you please stop wandering? It makes my head hurt. Sit down!"

The match factory was burned to the ground, but Bai Baochen's face was as dark as water. Only the two iron balls in his hands were spinning faster and faster, seeming to reveal some of his true state of mind.

"How do you say it's late?" Bai Baochen asked.

"Forget it!"

Bai Guo sat down on the sofa breathlessly and replied: "Boss Lao Zheng said that in the middle of the night yesterday, someone suddenly came to work with him. They exchanged the secret codes word for word, and he went home first! Anyway, I am If you don’t believe him, he must have received money from Zhou Yunfu!”

Bai Baochen shook his head: "Old Zheng has been with me for more than ten years. If you don't have evidence, don't talk nonsense, and don't chill the old man's heart easily!"

"Dad, if it weren't for Lao Zheng, it would be even more troublesome! If the codes are correct, it means someone in our family has leaked the information!"

Unexpectedly, Bai Baochen had a calm expression on his face.

"It's normal! Is there any airtight wall in the world? With so many people under his control, whether intentionally or not, if more people know about one thing, it will spread sooner or later. We can dig up news about Zhou Yunfu, and of course he will too. We can be found!"

"But our news is not accurate!" Bai Guoping looked annoyed, "That boy Wang Sanquan took a lot of money, but he didn't understand what he was doing! Even if he didn't kill Zhou Yunfu, he also cost us two good hands!"

"What about the kid?"

"The black blind man is looking at him, he is waiting outside!"

"Let him come in and I'll ask him a few questions!"

Bai Guoping did not call someone immediately, but suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Dad, I now suspect that boy Wang Sanquan is playing tricks on us!"

"How?" Bai Baochen asked, raising his eyebrows.

"That boy is a gambling dog by nature, he just likes to make money! I heard that he lost all the money we gave him at Heshengfang a long time ago, and he also owes Chen Wantang a lot of gambling debts. Maybe he will backhand it. They sold us again and want to eat both ends!"

Although it sounds cowardly and desperate, what can't be done by betting on dogs?
Bai Baochen picked out his ear hair: "Then you mean, Chen Wantang burned the match factory?"

Bai Guoping asked back: "Last night, Zhou Yunfu and the others showed up, but they didn't see Chen Wantang! If it wasn't him, who else could it be?" Bai Baochen was noncommittal, just leaned back, glanced at the housekeeper beside him, and asked, "You What do you think?"

Yuan Deyong rolled his eyes, weighed it and said: "At present, Chen Wantang is indeed the most suspected."

"How about it!" Bai Guoping slapped his thigh, "Dad, let me tell you, it was definitely someone from Chen Wantang who burned down the match factory!"

This kid Wang Sanquan looks honest, but in fact he is wilted and bad.

Betting on dogs is inherently untrustworthy. It is entirely possible that he sold Zhou Yunfu first and then sold the Bai family due to gambling debts. This was a double-dealing game.

Bai Guoping spoke eloquently and looked far from mediocre. He was at least a hundred times better than Zhou Yunfu's nephew Han Ce.

But Bai Baochen just patted his son on the shoulder, sighed, and seemed not very satisfied with his performance.

"Guoping, what you just said makes sense. But, don't you find anything awkward about it?"

"awkward?"

Bai Guoping frowned, thought for a while, then looked at the housekeeper and asked, "Is there anything awkward about it?"

Yuan Deyong hesitated for a moment, but did not answer directly. Instead, he leaned down with a smile and said in a low voice: "Master, forgive me for my blindness. I really didn't see anything awkward. How about you give me a few words?"

Bai Baochen snorted, knowing that the housekeeper was deliberately hiding his cleverness. He was embarrassed to embarrass the eldest young master and flatter him at the same time, so he ignored him and kept his eyes on his son.

"To say what's awkward, there's only two words to say - deliberate!"

"Deliberately?"

Bai Guoping thought about it for a moment, then suddenly understood, and couldn't help but be startled.

It’s indeed a bit deliberate!

It's okay to say that "Chuan'erhong" and "Owl" are in the same place, but that old fox Zhou Yunfu hasn't been seen in public for how many years?How come it was such a coincidence that I went out for a walk with my nephew last night?Da Man'er has appeared one after another, but Chen Wantang is the only one missing?

Thinking about it again, people from the Bai family in the patrol station said that after Guan Wei and Gong Baonan committed the murder, not only did they not leave, but they asked the onlookers to deliberately report the police and stayed in the patrol station all night, which makes it even more meaningful. It's obvious - just to make the Bai family doubt Chen Wantang.

"Dad, what you said does mean something..."

In fact, Bai Guoping's speculation just now cannot be said to be wrong, but it is too passive, just like a train that can only travel in the direction of the tracks. If you are not careful, you will be led into a ditch.

Sure enough, in the old world, there are no secrets between the two sides. The conspiracy is only temporary, and the conspiracy is the key.

Thinking of this, Bai Baochen suddenly felt a little emotional.

"It seems that Zhou Yunfu is really old! The more calculations he makes, the more deliberate he is. Compared with when he was young, he is a little less diligent!"

"Dad, besides Chen Wantang, who else could have done what happened to the match factory?"

The two rotating iron balls in Bai Baochen's hands finally slowed down.

"There must be someone under Zhou Yunfu! It's hard to say yet, but sooner or later we will find out! Of course, it may be that I am overthinking it, and it is actually Chen Wantang who did it - it's all possible, no one can say anything!"

Bai Guoping nodded silently: "Well, I'll ask someone to check it right now!"

"Don't worry, let's bring that Wang Sanquan here first!"

(End of this chapter)