20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 635 Hai Family
Hiring a killer to kill someone has now come to the Jiang family.

Zhao Guoyan was stunned for a long while, as if he suspected that he had heard it wrong, and had to repeat himself to confirm: "You mean, you give the Jiang family a sum of money, and then we help you take over Haichao Mountain?"

"Yes, what else?" Shen Zhiye asked, "Is there anything wrong with that?"

Zhao Guoyan turned his head and glanced at Diao Long. After a moment's hesitation, he suddenly smiled and said, "Master Shen, do you have any misunderstandings about the Jiang family?"

"Is there any?"

"I think you have a profound misunderstanding."

Zhao Guoyan was still squatting in the corner, and he said slowly, "My boss sells insurance, he's a serious businessman, a major taxpayer in Fengtian City, and a law-abiding citizen, not a desperate criminal who kills people for money. We came here to investigate the bandits purely for business considerations. Once we find any clues, we still have to report to the government for investigation. Do you understand?"

Shen Zhiye was suddenly stunned.

Although he had sensed some dissatisfaction in the other party's tone, he did not think that his request was excessive.

Taking money from others and helping them get rid of their misfortunes is only natural and right. What's wrong with that?
Haha, the whore is just putting up a chastity arch.

Even if Shen Zhiye had not seen what the Jiang family did, he had heard about it.

After thinking about it, maybe the wording was just inappropriate.

"Okay, okay, I'll be a good citizen." Shen Zhiye sneered, "I'm just asking Boss Jiang for help. Anyway, I just want Hai Chaoshan to disappear. As for what method you use, I don't care. I just pay the money."

Zhao Guoyan remained silent and did not express his opinion.

Seeing this, Shen Zhiye mistakenly thought that the other party doubted his financial resources, and immediately straightened his back and said:

"Don't look down on me just because I'm the second young master. Let me be frank with you. My brother is a nerd. The Shen family's assets will still fall on me in the future. If Boss Jiang is willing to help, you can name your price for money or land. Although there is little arable land in Laoyeling, it produces medicinal herbs. I'm not bragging to you, the ginseng in Changbai Mountain is stronger than the ginseng in the interior. Go and make some money!"

"Master Shen, I don't look down on you." Zhao Guoyan said, "But I feel like you seem to look down on the Jiang family a little bit."

"That's not what I meant!"

Shen Zhiye quickly denied, "The Jiang family is very powerful. I admire them so much. How could I look down on them? I'm worried about leaving this matter to someone else. Name your price!"

Zhao Guoyan was speechless. He had said both good and bad things, and there was nothing he could do even if they didn't understand.

Seeing that Shen Zhiye was not getting the point, he simply responded and said, "I can't name a price, but I can help you convey this message to the boss."

"Okay, okay, it's a deal. I'll be waiting!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the maid's call from the front yard.

"Master, Second Mistress is calling you, it's time to take your medicine—"

The person followed the voice and looked up to see the personal maid looking around while walking towards the backyard.

Shen Zhiye's heart tightened, and he hurriedly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and hurriedly said, "I'll wait for your good news." Then he pretended nothing had happened and walked towards the maid.

"Master, why did you stay so long? You are not feeling well. Go back to your room and rest!"

"You stinky mouth, you keep nagging me like that, and you've ruined my good health!"

"I am also concerned about the young master..."

"Stop pretending, move aside, don't block my way!"

The sound of the master and servant's conversation gradually faded away.

Zhao Guoyan silently looked at Shen Zhiye's back, and his eyes clearly looked like he was looking at the small livestock in the mink cage.

After being silent for a while, he slowly stood up on his knees. Unexpectedly, he squatted for too long and the stench of the mink cage rushed straight to his head. He staggered two steps and had to hold on to the wall before he could stand firmly.

Just at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly arrived.

There were no signs and it was too late to avoid it.

But Xiaoqing was seen wearing a blue dress with small floral patterns, holding a wooden basin in both hands, which was full of mink feed, and leaning it against her hips, standing there in a daze.

Zhao Guoyan was leaning against the wall, half squatting, about to stand up.

When their eyes met, they felt awkward and a little flustered.

Just as I was racking my brains to think of an excuse to get away with it, Xiaoqing spoke angrily first.

"Aren't you disgusting? You're such a grown-up, but you still have to go to the toilet. If you can't find the toilet, don't you ask for help?"

"not me……"

"They're city people, how disgusting!"

Xiaoqing's face showed neither red nor white, only disgust. She immediately put the wooden basin on the ground, turned around and walked away quickly.

Zhao Guoyan had no choice but to go with the flow, enduring the foul smell in the tower, and squatted there for a few more minutes...

……

……

"Hey, what do you smell like?"

After dinner, Mr. Shen accompanied Jiang Lianheng for a whole day. Due to his old age and difficulty walking, he was inevitably a little tired, so he went back to the house to rest and let Jiang Lianheng walk around as he pleased.

Zhao Guoyan finally had time to be alone with Jiang Lianheng, and told him the news he had gotten from Young Master Shen.

It was still early, and staying indoors would only arouse suspicion, so the two of them simply walked out of the watchtower and strolled in a secluded corner of the manor to digest their food.

"Is it that serious?" Zhao Guoyan lowered his head and sniffed the collar of his clothes. "I'll wash it again when we get back to the room tonight."

Jiang Lianheng kept muttering the bandit nickname "Lao Mang" to himself, his mind was in turmoil, but in the end he got nothing.

"No impression, absolutely no impression. Have we ever offended such a person?"

"I don't remember..."

Zhao Guoyan frowned and suggested, "Boss, we have too many accounts in the past two years. How about sending a letter to our family and asking Nanfeng to check it out? It is also possible that we accidentally made enemies, but we didn't take it seriously at the time?"

"What's the point of checking now?" Jiang Lianheng snorted, "That guy has challenged me, why do I have to go back and check why?"

"What if there are other clues?"

"Even if there is a clue, it's outdated news. I asked Lao Yuan to send a message home. The Korean guerrillas are always wandering around Changbai Mountain. Maybe they know something."

Zhao Guoyan nodded, walked to the doors of several tenants, and suddenly lowered his voice and said without looking away: "Boss, look at those people..."

"Watching us!"

Inside the manor, several elderly ladies with bound feet sat on small stools and chattered in a loud voice, glancing sideways from time to time, thinking themselves smart, as if no one knew.

Speaking of this group of women, they can be regarded as the number one intelligence agency in Shenjiadian.

Jiang Lianheng didn't care at all. Occasionally, he would take out a few old coins and give them as rewards to the kids who were chasing and playing around.

The country boy was timid. After taking the money, he ran to the adults without even saying thank you. He hid himself, looking at the two of them curiously and shyly.

"But I can understand that you're worried that we might cause trouble for the Shen's store. It's human nature."

Although Jiang Lianheng is not a good person, he is far from being a cruel person. Seeing that Shenjiadian is peaceful, there is no reason for him to shift the disaster to the villagers.

Before I knew it, I was walking to the gate of the Lianzhuang Association. When I looked up, I saw the shabby bungalow of the Hai family.

There was no sight of Hai Chaoshan, only his three sons sitting at the door with guns, chatting and laughing with each other, killing time.

In addition to the three of them, there was another half-grown child of about thirteen or fourteen years old, shuttling back and forth in and out of the house. He seemed to be the youngest child of the Hai family.

The boy was thin and chubby, and his hands and feet were nimble, but he could not stand being ordered around by his three brothers. They treated him like they were free and showed no mercy.

"New Year, go get your second brother a bench!"

"New Year, pour a bowl of water for the third brother!"

"New Year, have you gathered the firewood? Don't dawdle, hurry up and go into the house to help your sister cook!"

In just three or two minutes, the three brothers assigned a lot of work to the younger brother, as if they were deliberately teasing him. The boy was so busy that he was confused and almost lost his way.

"Hey, New Year, where's the water I need?" Hai's third son urged, "Do you want your brother to die of thirst, or what?"

The second son of the Hai family immediately said, "I've been squatting here for a long time. Are you deaf? Where's the stool?"

Like her sister Xiaoqing, Xinnian also had a temper. She was holding a bundle of firewood in her arms and was so busy that her feet were hitting her head. She retorted on the spot: "You don't have hands or feet, can't you do it yourself?"

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"Hey, how can you talk to your second brother like that?" The second son of the Hai family threatened, "If you dare to talk back, I won't let you eat dinner tonight."

The three brothers laughed and teased him, saying, "Xin Nian, you are a small person, you don't do any work, and you won't starve to death if you eat less!"

"Clang-crack-"

He threw the firewood in his arms on the ground, and the youngest son of the Hai family walked away. He squatted near the gate, picked up a brick from somewhere, turned around and rushed back to attack his second brother.

"Tell me, who's not working?"

"Hey, you little brat, you don't learn your lesson, you're using the same trick on me again!"

As they were talking, the youngest son of the Hai family rushed over with a brick in his hand. Unfortunately, he was young and weak, and before he could even swing his arms, he was grabbed by the second son. No matter how hard he tried, he could not break free.

The second son of the Hai family didn't really hit him. Instead, he blew a breath on his fingertips, and then tapped his younger brother's head with a few crackling sounds.

The eldest and the third brother did not try to dissuade him, they just watched and had fun.

"Let go!" the youngest of the Hai family yelled, "Let go if you dare!"

"Hahaha, if you say 'Second brother, I was wrong' and beg me nicely, I will let you go."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a clanging sound in the room. Xiaoqing rushed out with a rice spoon in her hand and smashed it directly on the head of the second son of the Hai family.

The second son of the Hai family screamed "Ouch!" and Xinnian immediately took the opportunity to break free. He raised his foot and was about to kick, but was stopped by the eldest brother.

"Alright, alright, stop messing around!"

"You're taking sides!"

Xinnian was about to fight back, but his sister Xiaoqing protected him: "You are the brothers, don't bully him!"

"Who bullied him?" The three brothers immediately retorted, "Asking him to do some work is bullying him?"

"Bullshit, he does less work than you guys?" Xiao Qing pointed with her rice spoon, "Does it mean that only you guys who follow dad to patrol and stand guard are considered to be working?"

Just at this moment, a shout from outside the door suddenly stunned the five brothers and sisters.

"What are you guys doing?"

Hai Chaoshan led the armed team back to the manor and saw his own children quarreling loudly. His face immediately turned pale.

"Dad, they are bullying Xinnian again!" Xiaoqing spoke up for her brother.

Hai Chaoshan walked over with a stern face and glanced at the five people. Except for his daughter, his sons all lowered their heads, a little timid.

Disputes among children are common in every family.

Hai Chaoshan had no intention of investigating further, so he simply waved his hand and slapped them all on the head. Only his eldest son and daughter escaped.

"Go home and don't embarrass me here!"

Hai Chaoshan raised his leg and kicked Lao Er on the butt, then yelled at them to go back to the house to eat immediately. When it was his turn to enter the house, he glanced and happened to run into Jiang Lianheng.

The two looked at each other without saying anything, and the door slammed shut.

"Look, how was this son born?" Jiang Lianheng couldn't help but sigh.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Guoyan immediately whispered to comfort him: "Boss, Chengye is still young now, and he will definitely have a bright future."

Jiang Lianheng didn't know whether he heard it or not, but he suddenly became curious and muttered to himself: "You said this Haichaoshan, he looks to be in his forties, he has many children, but where is his wife?"

Zhao Guoyan thought to himself, how would I know? He turned the topic back to Shen Zhiye and asked, "Boss, what Young Master Shen said..."

Jiang Lianheng raised his hand to interrupt, took a deep breath, calmed down for a moment, and said: "That kid treated me, Jiang Lianheng, as a dog, thinking that if he gave me a bone, I would bite anyone I wanted..."

"Do I need to teach him a lesson?"

"Forget it. I don't want to bother with him."

After hearing this, Zhao Guoyan couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

If he were called Jiang Lianheng a few years ago, Shen Zhiye's words alone, even if they were unintentional contempt, would be enough to make him furious.

But now it's different. Jiang Lianheng has seen a lot and knows that there are all kinds of birds in the forest. If someone wants to pay the Jiang family to kill someone, he will just laugh and make no other statement.

"Guo Yan, you are right about one thing. I am here to cause trouble, not to cause any trouble. Let's wait for Lao Yuan to come back tomorrow and get in touch with the Koreans first!"

After saying that, he turned around and went back to the tower, and chatted with Mr. Shen for a few more words. Then the sky gradually darkened.

Zhao Guoyan asked the Shen family for two basins of hot water and returned to his room early to wash off the remaining stench on his body.

Jiang Lianheng had nothing to do, so he went to bed early. He lay down, but couldn't fall asleep. He kept thinking about the name "Lao Mang" in his mind...

I don’t know how long it took, I just knew that the moonlight outside the window gradually became brighter.

Suddenly, Jiang Lianheng sat up abruptly, not because he remembered something, but because he heard a faint rumbling sound outside the window.

Just when I was about to distinguish carefully, I heard the sound of gong suddenly in the yard. Maybe it was not the sound of gong, but the sound of copper basin and iron pot being struck.

“Ding ding ding ding… Ding ding ding ding…”

The sounds were dense and increasingly harsh, like the tide, one wave higher than the other.

In the blink of an eye, the knocking sound spread into the interior of the blockhouse, quickly spreading from the bottom floor along the stairs.

The sound of the gong covered up the originally subtle sounds outside the window. Jiang Lianheng immediately got out of bed and pushed open the door. He saw the men, women, young and old of the Shen family, as well as the servants, all looking into the corridor.

Zhao Guoyan lived across the street. He also rushed out shirtless and asked Jiang Lianheng across the aisle, "Boss, did you hear that?"

"Yes, it's the sound of horse hooves!"

“Ding ding ding ding… Ding ding ding ding…”

In an instant, the old, weak, women and children in the village rushed into the tower without the permission of the Shen family. They were all panicked and shouted:
"Here comes the beard, here comes the beard!"

(End of this chapter)