20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 134 Winning means losing
Xiaoxiguan, Huifangli.

There was a bright warm light in the glass windows on the second floor, and through the gap in the dark red window curtains, one could see the corner of the dressing table in the house.

After a while, a beautiful shadow came to the window.

Zhao Lingchun frowned, his face full of anxiety, and he paced back and forth in the room.

Her hands and feet were cold and her mouth was dry. As soon as she calmed down, she could hear her heart pounding against her ribs. The pistol in her cuffs was already sweating and trembling in her hands.

Although thunder was rolling outside the window, Zhao Lingchun was convinced that he had just heard gunfire, and more than once!
At the same time, "Chuan'erhong" braved the pouring rain again, insisted on taking the younger brother who was watching the show, and headed straight to the north of the city - all signs indicate that something happened over Jiang Chenghai!

"Is this a chance for revenge?"

Zhao Lingchun murmured to himself, then shook his head desperately.

No!

There are seven "Owl" brothers, including Xu Ruqing and Jiang Xiaodao, there are nine. If Zhou Yunfu and Han Ce are also included, the number will be even more.

And she is alone!

Zhao Lingchun had never fired a gun before, so it was simply unrealistic for her to kill so many old Jiang Hus in one go.

Kill Jiang Chenghai alone and exchange one life for another?
Regardless of whether it could be done or not, she felt it was not worth it.

Thinking of this, Zhao Lingchun also understood that compared to Yi Zi Hu, he was just a last-hitting person.

She wants to live and watch them die one after another. This is her revenge!

For this reason, Zhao Lingchun must take the initiative to find a force that she can rely on. If Wang Yanzong has not been dismissed and investigated, it may be an option, but the truly reliable allies must be the people who hate the "Owl" as much as she does - the Bai family!
Zhao Lingchun felt cruel secretly, but then, he became inexplicably worried.

While she was fumbling with the tassels on the window curtains, she thought to herself: If God really cares and the great revenge is avenged, where will she go from now on?

Just as he was thinking about it, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and the voice of the big teapot Fulong sounded behind him.

"Ling Chun'er, don't be stunned! Mr. Liu from the gold shop is here to see you!"

Zhao Lingchun quickly straightened his temples, quickly regained his composure, and came back to his senses with a habitual fake smile.

"Ah! Second Master, the old day has not come! Your heart is as hard as a stone, and you don't know how to miss me!"

"Hey! Business has been busy recently!" Mr. Liu squinted his eyes and chuckled, "It happens to be raining outside, so I will spend the night at your place tonight."

"Look at what you said, are you here because of the rain, or are you here because of me?" Zhao Lingchun closed the door and led Mr. Liu to the table to sit down.

Over the past few years, she has been living with a false life experience, smiling more and more, and sometimes she can't even tell whether she is really happy or fake.

"Little girl, have you learned how to find trouble?" Mr. Liu smiled and took out a gift box from his arms, "Take it, I gave it to you!"

"What? It's quite mysterious!"

Zhao Lingchun opened the gift box with a smile, and inside was a pair of gilt hollow crescent-shaped earrings.

"Hurry up and try it on!" Mr. Liu urged.

Zhao Lingchun responded and sat in front of the dressing table, looking in the mirror, looking left and right - exquisite, cute and pleasing.

While she was looking at it beautifully, she suddenly shivered inexplicably!
"What's wrong?" Mr. Liu asked.

"No, nothing!"

Zhao Lingchun seemed to have lost his soul and threw the earrings into the jewelry box in a panic, feeling as if he was sitting on pins and needles.

After a while, she raised her head guiltily and saw her greed for life in the mirror!
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Xiaoxiguan, Heshengfang.

It was dawn, the sky was gray, there had been a night of autumn rain, and the temperature had become quite chilly.

The room was dark, the doors and windows were closed as usual, and the charcoal brazier was burning quietly beside the wicker chair. It seemed to be the only thing in the room that was still warm.

Han Ce tiptoed lightly, came to Zhou Yunfu's side, pushed him, and shouted softly: "Uncle, uncle!"

"Huh?" The old man still closed his eyes tightly and coughed twice.

"The few luanbang points that Chen Wantang took away are back." "Yeah!" Zhou Yunfu raised his eyelids slightly and looked at the blue horses kneeling in a row on the ground, "Are they back?"

Just now, as soon as these gangsters left the alley where Su Wenqi was, they ran into Zhou Yunfu's men and were escorted back obediently.

Now when they heard Zhou Yunfu's question, everyone was so frightened that they kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Excuse me, old man! It's really not our fault, it's all... Chen Wantang forced us to rebel, and we were confused for a while. Please give us a chance, old man!"

Such a quarrel gave Zhou Yunfu an instant headache, and he immediately pulled his nephew's sleeves and waved his hands in disgust.

Han Ce understood and immediately scolded: "Stop fucking screaming! Please keep your voice down!"

Only then did everyone scramble to shut up and just kneel on the ground, not daring to raise their heads, for fear that if they made the old man unhappy at all, they would be executed on the spot by the thugs behind them.

Zhou Yunfu coughed a few more times and asked, "What's going on over there in Jiangchenghai? Stop barking, you, tell me!"

The fire general who was named didn't dare to lie, and quickly responded in a low voice: "A few of them failed. Maybe... maybe one of them died. It was too dark to see who it was, but it is definitely not the 'Owl'."

Zhou Yunfu finally felt relieved. He nodded and muttered: "That's good, that's good."

The fire general took the opportunity and said: "Old man, we were really deceived by Chen Wantang, please be merciful..."

Zhou Yunfu raised his hand to interrupt, but asked: "Is there an internal agent of Chen Wantang beside Jiang Chenghai?"

"The old man is right, but..." the fire general looked around and suddenly said deflated, "But we only know that there is such a person, who exactly is it, only the second brother, ah no, it's Chen Wantang! There's only him and one The wind will know.”

"What about General Feng?"

"I didn't see him. He was probably beaten to death in Jiang Chenghai's courtyard."

"Is there such a coincidence?"

The fire general kowtowed quickly and said, "Old man, it's true. It's now time. I definitely don't dare to lie to you!"

"You attacked Jiang Chenghai at night, knowing that there was an enemy inside, but you didn't make any arrangements?" Zhou Yunfu asked.

"This... old man, Chen Wantang told us that swords have no eyes, life and death are determined by fate! He will tell Nei Ying in advance, but if Nei Ying wants to survive, he can only rely on himself. If he succeeds, he will ask the Bai family to let him live. ; If he didn’t ask for it, he could only blame himself for his misfortune.”

Hearing this, Zhou Yunfu groaned.

This is indeed Chen Wantang's style of doing things.

Of course, the fewer people who know about the insider, the better. If everyone in the whole hall knows about it, how come Jiang Chenghai has not found out the insider until now?
Sometimes, in order to ensure that the mission can be carried out smoothly, the agent must take corresponding risks. This has always been the case.

However, after this calamity, some flaws must have leaked out—Jiang Chenghai must have noticed it!

Now, the spy probably doesn't know that Chen Wantang is dead. After he finds out, no one will recommend him to the Bai family, and the only way left is to escape.

Zhou Yunfu wanted to think deeply again, but his headache made him just want to rest. Finally, he waved his hands helplessly and said: "You guys, this night attack on Jiangchenghai, the hatred must have been forged. You know what you should do." ?"

"Countless!" Everyone kowtowed hurriedly, "Don't worry, old man, from now on, we will just work on the cabinet honestly and make money for you!"

"Do it well, okay, let me be quiet for a while!"

After everyone retreated, Zhou Yunfu called Han Ce over again and whispered: "From now on, you will be in charge of 'Heshengfang' and keep an eye on these people. Then you go to see Jiang Chenghai in person and tell them. I owe him these lives, and I will let him do whatever he wants when the business in the gambling house slows down."

Han Ce looked troubled: "Uncle, can Jiang Chenghai and the others accept this?"

"Alas! What a mess!" Zhou Yunfu lamented, "If it doesn't work out, we can only rely on our existing subordinates and relationships to protect ourselves!"

This time, he really felt that his situation was over, and the change he had been waiting for never came.

For more than a year, he has actually found the optimal solution in his competition with the Bai family.

He arranged to kill the assassin sent by Bai Baochen and set the match factory on fire; Bai Baochen wanted to use the dead body to expand the situation and asked the Japanese for help. He used the relationship with the patrol camp to resolve the crisis; Bai Baochen attracted Chen Wantang, and he put down his body in time , cooperated with the yellow-haired boy from the Su family, turned danger into safety, and saved Jiang Chenghai.

It can be said that Zhou Yunfu defeated the Bai family's plot every time, but he actually came to his end step by step.

I’m afraid I won’t be able to get through this year’s end of the year—unless there are still variables.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The old man was furious. He covered his mouth and coughed several times. When he opened his hand again, there was blood.

(End of this chapter)