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"Originally, British black tea evolved on the basis of Chinese black tea. However, the water sources and climate of overseas black tea producing areas, including Darjeeling, are different from those in China, resulting in a very different taste and texture of tea."

Helen nodded:
"That's true. I don't like Darjeeling black tea anyway."

Gordon Maris took a sip of tea and asked:
"Mr. Zhu, do you really have nothing to ask for when you come here this time?"

Zhu Chuanren laughed and shook his head:
"I already told you, don't worry, I'm just here to get acquainted. If you need my help in any way, just ask."

Maris laughed loudly:
"I see, you are investing!"

Zhu Chuanren was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said:

"You can also say that I think you have the potential to be the general director of the Ministry of Industry."

"Director? I have no interest. Rather than managing the concession, I prefer running dogs and horses at home and enjoying life."

Zhu Chuanren admired his mentality, but he didn't agree with it, because if you don't have the ability and status to match, you are not qualified to enjoy life.

"Okay, then just leave it to your friends. You don't mind this, right?"

"Then I don't mind. I welcome you with both hands."

After lunch, Zhu Chuanren took the initiative to say goodbye.

I really didn’t have any purpose for coming here today. If I had to say something, I just wanted to get to know the other person first, and get closer to each other little by little, so that we could eventually become good friends and brothers. When I encounter difficulties, the other person is too embarrassed not to help.

It sounds very utilitarian, but in fact, friends are meant to take advantage of each other.

If you have no use value, I'm afraid you won't be able to get through the gate of Maris Garden. It's so cruel.

Closer to home, Agathe was not dead, which immediately put Zhu Chuanren and Kant into a passive situation.

This result was something neither of them had imagined. A man was hit by an accelerating car and fell heavily to the ground. He rolled several times on the ground and had more than a dozen broken bones. The heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys all suffered from rupture and bleeding to a greater or lesser extent.

Such a person is not dead yet, and is temporarily out of danger.

Zhu Chuanren could only secretly curse him for his fate!
In his opinion, this kind of injury has little to do with the doctor's ability. In this era, without the assistance of high-tech instruments and many surgical procedures as a reference, the level of doctors is not much different.

Therefore, Zhu Chuanren could not find any other reason except the reasonable explanation of destiny.

So now the problem is pushed to Zhu Chuanren and Kant. They can't predict how much trouble a living Agathe can cause them.

Moreover, Kant also received news that the father of Agathe's general was preparing to leave for China, and his illegitimate son suffered a major car accident. Whether it was an accident or man-made, the father should come to visit.

To paraphrase a later popular saying, there is not much time left for Zhu Chuanren and Kant.

As soon as that general comes, the entire concession will have to revolve around him.
At Kande's house, Zhu Chuanren and he looked at each other. The coffee on the coffee table was already cold, but no one touched it.

"What are we going to do?" Kant couldn't bear it any longer and asked abruptly.

"Are you back at work now?"

Kant nodded:

"I'll go back to work in the public affairs office tomorrow."

"Can you find out the exact time when Agathe's father arrived in Shanghai?"

Kant thought for a moment:
"You should be able to find it with some effort."

"Tell me as soon as you find out. As for Agathe, it actually doesn't matter whether he dies or not, as long as he can't speak."

Kant was stunned:

"what do you mean?"

"After suffering such a serious injury, it is reasonable to turn into a vegetative state, right?"

Kant raised his eyebrows:

"Aren't you going to kill him?"

"Don't you have concerns? Then don't kill him. Leave him alive. Anyway, it will be beneficial to you and me to be speechless."

Kant pondered:
"But we still need to find a doctor."

"It doesn't have to be a doctor, just an inconspicuous staff member."

"for example?"

"Cleaner~"

Kant shook his head slowly:

"The risk is still too great. We can no longer take risks. We must ensure success at the first time."

Zhu Chuanren said helplessly:

"In that case, I'll send someone there, and you'll be responsible for arranging them in without attracting other people's attention."

Kant nodded:

"It's easy to say, as long as you create a gap when designing the duty schedule."

"Then it's settled, sooner rather than later."

"Okay, let me know when you arrange someone."

Seeing that things were progressing, Kant breathed a long sigh of relief, picked up the cool coffee and took a sip, ignoring the sour taste, just wanting to relieve his dry mouth.

"Damn, this can't happen again, my heart can't bear it anymore."

"Then your endurance is too low."

"I admit, I just wanted to be greedy for some money, and I didn't want to kill anyone." Kant spread his hands and said helplessly.

Seeing the frightened expression on his face, Zhu Chuanren laughed out loud:
"I won't tease you anymore. After you go to work tomorrow, restore Renhe Trading Company's engineering status as soon as possible."

This time Kant's expression was very firm:
"Don't worry, it concerns our interests, and I will definitely put it first."

"Well, by the way, I heard that the Public Security Bureau is going to form its own bodyguard?"

Kant immediately lowered his gaze, not daring to meet Zhu Chuanren's burning eyes:

"Dude, why do you ask?"

"Don't worry, I only care about whether there is any profit here."

Mentioning Qian Kant makes me feel less sleepy:
"We do have the intention to imitate the All Nations Merchant Group under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and form our own guard, separate from the garrison and armed police."

Zhu Chuanren’s eyes were burning:
"How many people are planned to be established? What weapons are they equipped with?"

"In order not to stimulate other forces, the current number is tentatively set at 500, and we reserve the possibility of expanding the scale in the future."

After a pause:
"As for weapons and equipment, everything should be equipped like a regular army."

Zhu Chuanren thought for a moment:

"Weapons are allocated from your country?"

"Yes, but this is only a temporary plan, and it will take quite some time before it takes shape."

Kant's eyes flashed with gold and dollar symbols, and he licked his lips and asked:
"What do you want to do?"

"Weapons should be subject to daily wear and tear, right?" Zhu Chuanren asked, blinking his innocent eyes.

As soon as he gets money, Kant reacts very quickly:

"Theoretically it's feasible, but it can't be lost every day. Too much loss can easily arouse suspicion."

Zhu Chuanren shrugged his shoulders:

"It mainly depends on who is under the command of the guard. If it is under your command, this will not be a problem."

Kant thought for a moment:
"It's difficult. The guards must be under the command of the general director, unless I can become the general director."

"Is Pierre about to retreat?"

"Based on his age, it is indeed time to retire, but he has done well over the years, and he himself feels that he can still work for a few more years, so..."

Zhu Chuanren said in a deep voice:

"You should retire when you are old. You should not occupy positions and hinder the promotion channels of those below you."

Kant's eyes flickered:

"If you want to squeeze out Pierre and take his place, the Consul General must speak."

This has to do with the status of the concession and the consulate. Theoretically, when the public board of directors and the consulate conflict over an issue, the public board of directors must obey the command of the consul general.

If the public board of directors fails to heed the call, the consul general has the right to dissolve the board of directors, reorganize the public board of directors, and elect a new general director.

Why is it said to be theoretical?Because if the general director is powerful, he can also influence the consulate to a certain extent. Although it will not determine the fate of the consul general, it can still damage the reputation of the other party.

So most of the time, the consul general only has the right to make suggestions to the general director. Whether the other party listens or not depends on whether you, the consul general, have authority.

Once the consul general uses his power to dissolve a public board of directors, the consul general's reputation in the country will plummet. This means that you have no ability to control the concession and can only use the power granted by your superiors to check and balance.

For a consul general whose reputation has declined, his political career has basically come to an end.

Therefore, the Consul General will not use his veto power unless necessary. Most of the time, he will discuss it with the General Director.

The current Consul General is called Bai Yushan, which is the Chinese name he gave himself.

This person has just taken office not long ago. Not much is known about his personality and temperament, but he is very young, only about 40 years old.

"Have you seen the consul general?" Zhu Chuanren asked.

"No, he is very low-key. At the welcome banquet on the day of his inauguration, he only invited a few consuls and Pierre to have a meal. There was no big event."

After hearing Kant's words, Zhu Chuanren's first reaction was to keep a low profile. Could it be that Bai Yushan is very incorruptible?

No, all the Gauls in his impression didn't like to have fun, and they always had to eat, drink, and gamble.

Many people in later generations believed that the management of the public concession was chaotic and the public security was not good. But in fact, in the later period, the French Concession was the most chaotic place.

The reason is also very simple. These Gauls, who get drunk after two glasses of wine, have no intention of managing the concession at all. Everyone is trying to make money.

At the bottom, a large number of Chinese detectives like Jute Pi are employed, and these people are also making money. It’s like this. It’s no wonder that the French Concession is doing well.

In the later period, the French Concession was filled with a large number of entertainment venues. The society far exceeded the public concession. These were all inseparable from the greed of the Gauls.

So now if someone tells Zhu Chuanren that a Gaulish person is incorruptible, he will definitely sneer at it and stop bragging. This is just like Teacher Cang saying that he has his first time. He is the kind of liar that no one would believe.

So what is the path to Baiyu Mountain?Why not have a cocktail party?
"Can you find a way to check this Baiyu Mountain in your country?"

"I will check and tell you if I have news~"

"Okay, don't forget, there is still time for Agathe's father to arrive in the Magic City."

"It's already under investigation."

"Hmm~"

After Kant resumed his position and work, the first thing he did was to restore the status of Renhe Trading Co., Ltd. in the French Concession. The project was restarted, and a lot of silver and gold entered the pockets of Zhu Chuanren and Kant.

However, Kant is still conscientious. He has not forgotten the death of his female secretary. Her death was very strange and he must find out clearly.

On Zhu Chuanren's side, he asked Lao Tan to arrange his manpower, sneak into the hospital, and inject Agathe with a medicine that would not kill him, but would make Agathe more injured. One injection would turn Agathe into a vegetative state immediately.

An Agathe who can never speak is a good Agathe.

As for whether I will seek revenge from Zhu Chuanren?Tsk~ If you have the ability to provide evidence.

If you can't produce evidence, you're looking for trouble. How can you let an outsider bully you in your own territory in the Demon City?

The matter came to an end for the time being. Zhu Chuanren fell asleep in the dark at home. When he woke up, it was already afternoon and his brain ached from sleeping.

Hearing the quarrel coming from downstairs, Zhu Chuanren went downstairs in thick pajamas. On the stairs, he saw Zhu Chuanwen pointing at Zhu Chuanwu's nose and spitting, while Zhu Chuanwu hugged his shoulders and remained unmoved, obviously not taking Zhu Chuanwen seriously.

At this time, no one in the family was here, and the servants did not dare to break up the fight, so they could only watch from a distance.

"Zhu Chuanwu, are you free? Does my matter have anything to do with you? Why do you want to check on her?"

"I'm just free, what? Are you not convinced? Come hit me if you don't agree!" Zhu Chuanwu provoked.

"Hey? I have such a bad temper."

Zhu Chuanwen's head got hot and he raised his hand to hit him. Zhu Chuanren happened to see it and scolded:
"stop!"

If he hadn't yelled like this, Zhu Chuanwen would have had his front teeth knocked out by his second brother. Their fighting abilities were not at the same level at all.

The two of them turned to look at Zhu Chuanren at the same time, with completely different expressions.

The second child is happy and seems to have found a backbone, while the eldest child has a gloomy face and feels that life is hopeless.

"San'er, are you awake?" Zhu Chuanwu asked like a normal person.

"Well, as soon as I opened my eyes, I heard you guys arguing here~" Zhu Chuanren said in a bad tone.

"Who knows what the boss is crazy about~" Zhu Chuanwu muttered.

"Am I crazy? You are going too far! Not only are you restricting my personal freedom, but you are also investigating my friends."

"Bullshit friends, concubines, just call concubines, return friends~" Zhu Chuanwu retorted unceremoniously.

"Second brother, if you talk like that again, I won't be polite to you."

"Come on, let me see why you are so rude."

As they talked, the two started to fuck again.

Zhu Chuanren was speechless and shouted:

"That's almost it. The servants are watching. Come out with me!"

He took the eldest and second son to the garden, sent the servants away first, and then asked:
"Second brother, what have you found out? Tell me about it?"

"Hey~ The widow's name is Zhou Lingling. She has a three-and-a-half-year-old son. Her husband was originally a laborer on the dock. He was an honest man and didn't have many friends. But everyone who knew him said he was a good person."

Zhu Chuanren nodded slightly and motioned for him to continue~
"A year ago, her husband accidentally broke his spine when he was moving goods. In order not to hinder Zhou Lingling and his wife, he chose to bite his tongue and commit suicide."

Zhu Chuanwen's eyes turned slightly red:
"I said Lingling is a good person, right?"

Zhu Chuanren glared at him:
"Shut your mouth when I didn't ask you to speak!"

Zhu Chuanwu continued:

"Zhou Lingling didn't work before. After her husband died, she got some pension for her head, but it couldn't last long. In order to support the family and take care of the children, she went to a romantic place to drink with her."

"Selling meat?"

"She didn't!" Zhu Chuanwen shouted.

"Shut up! Did I ask you?"

Zhu Chuanwu shook his head:
"According to my investigation, there should be no."

Zhu Chuanren then asked Zhu Chuanwen:
"How did you meet that Zhou Lingling?"

Zhu Chuanwen scratched his head:
"We just drank together and had a pleasant conversation. We just kept going back and forth."

Zhu Chuanren waved his hand:
"Okay, stop talking."

The boss is in a daze now, and his mind is filled with all the things in his crotch. There is no point in asking him.

"Let's go, take me to Zhou Lingling's house." Zhu Chuanren said to the second child.

"Third brother, what do you want to do?" Zhu Chuanwen was anxious.

"Why are you anxious? I'm not going to kill people or set fire~"

"I don't know about you, but you have a temper that kills people if you don't agree with them!" Zhu Chuanwen was emboldened to say this.

"Am I that unreasonable?" Zhu Chuanren looked at the second child, wanting to see what he said.

As a result, the second child was also scratching his head:

"You have a bit of a bad temper."

Damn~ I co-wrote almost 100 chapters and established a violent character. It was a failure.

In this case, let's keep this persona.

It is impossible to change it.

"Don't worry, I won't kill anyone. I'm just going to talk to that woman." Zhu Chuanren comforted him. Unexpectedly, Zhu Chuanwen said bravely:
"Can I go with you? I promise not to talk."

"No!" Zhu Chuanren said coldly.

"why?"

"Because as I said, you all know that I have a bad temper, so don't challenge my bottom line."

Zhu Chuanwen was so frightened that he shrank his neck. Compared to others, he still cared more about his own life.

A leader of the cultural movement once said this:

"At that time of sadness and boredom, I met a group of romantic friends, and I fell with them."

This so-called depravity refers to female prostitutes:
"When I was in Shanghai, I also ordered people to drink wine, and I was shameless at that time. I swear not to do it again, and I also swear to promote the theory of prohibiting prostitution. I will repent and atone for my sins. I will record this to remember my regrets."

Such "hobbies" were common to almost everyone in the magic city during the Republic of China. After all, in the concession at this time, one in every 14 women became a nuchang female branch. After all, for women of this era, engaging in this field jobs, it’s easier to make money.

And since ancient times, people have laughed at the poor but not at prostitution. Don't think that this is a low-level business and you will be looked down upon. On the contrary, if you can be top-notch in this industry, you will still be 'respected' by others.Even though they were in the flesh business, there were three sects and nine streams, the lowest of which were the women who sold their bodies in nail sheds.

Most of the nail sheds are scattered in the Zhabei and Hongkou areas in the north of the city. They are extremely simple and simple. Most of the female ticket holders are coachmen and laborers with little income. The price is naturally pitiful, only a dime a time.

The trading behavior that occurs in this kind of place is literally called "nailing".

The other women's branch, which is similar to the nail shed and houses the waiting women's branch, has a nice name - Huayanjian.

The Hua Yan Room, a place where guests can satisfy their physical needs while smoking and pressing tablets, was first located in the old city and later moved to the concession.

Going to the fireworks center to go to the women's party is commonly known as "jumping old bugs". A scholar defined the term this way:

This is also a pictographic noun. The old worm certainly symbolizes a certain organ. This worm has no strength and is finished in one jump. Those who "jump the old worm" say it is extremely fast.

The largest group of female branch girls is undoubtedly the "pheasant".

These informal female prostitutes soliciting customers on the road do not want to choose themselves from foreign street prostitutes, waiting for men who are in urgent need of venting their desires.

The pheasants in Magic City are like robbers. A group of three people lures passing single men into a dark alley, "carrying country people's sesame cakes to arouse men's desire."

Once the work is done, blackmail is carried out. This is such a passive transaction, and the price demanded is usually one yuan.

In addition, there are many foreign female prostitutes, most of whom are from Belarus doing skin care work in the "Luosong Hall" in the French Concession and HK District.

The female branches of Xiaobenzi also operate in the Hongkou area, especially on North Sichuan Road, which is also nicknamed the "mysterious North Sichuan Road". Both sides of the road are full of female branches, casinos and massage parlors.

Compared with the high-end leather butcher shops, there are "Hanzhuang", also known as "Taiji", which caters specifically to wealthy merchants.

Taiji can be said to be the earliest love hotel in China. It is not open to the public. It is only introduced through acquaintances. Through the madam, the two people who want each other are gathered in the room. As soon as they enter the door, they go straight to the topic.

It was originally invented by a woman who wanted to have an affair, but it flourished in the business and gradually became a "salted meat shop".

It's all based on the premise of having sex, and you only need to pay silver dollars to satisfy your desires.

Unlike the "Bacon Mansion" that doesn't care about social interaction and only caters to needs, high-end female slave girls can't just do whatever they want after leaving the ocean.

The place where famous women from the devil's capital gather is Sima Road.

The highest-end Nuchang girls in the book were geishas who could play the shamisen, and the highest-ranking Nuchang girls in the entire Republic of China were the "Changsan" who could sing and recite poems to each other.

They dress luxuriously, are good at banquets and gambling, and work among wealthy businessmen and nobles.

If you want to get to know Chang San, you must be introduced by an acquaintance. If you go into the women's branch and name an important person, you will most likely be kicked out of the house by the old madams, saying, "I'd rather just go to the city if I'm out of town."

This first formal process of getting to know Chang San is called "Tea Surrounding".

If you want to get to know Chang San, you must be introduced by someone, and then go to his home to have a tea party. This is called a "tea party". No money is required, as long as you have fruits, melon seeds, and pressed tablets.

"Cha Chai" can be performed by one person or multiple people, but it is stipulated that only one person can be the main person. This person can use hands and feet, and the others can only speak.

After a few rounds of tea siege are played, you can proceed to the step of "calling the round".

"Calling the bureau" means "inviting" the girls from the women's branch to come and join them at the banquet.

"Calling a bureau" is not something you can do just by talking about it. You must first write down the bureau ticket and send it to the women's branch. Therefore, for some popular women's branches, a single bureau ticket can be auctioned for several yuan. Ocean.

When you "call the game", you naturally have to "eat fancy wine" and "do fancy things".

"Eating flower wine" means serving wine and playing mahjong at the expense of the guests, while "making flower wine" refers to the small programs designed by the elders and Yaoer in advance to entertain guests.

Therefore, the word "花头" in the local dialect of the city means "mistress." You can often hear men in the city swearing to their wives, "I don't have a flower head outside."

After this set of procedures, if you are lucky, you will be able to "fall into the water", that is, stay overnight in Changsan.

Naturally, some indescribable things can happen when staying overnight, but most Chang Sans only "eat flowers and wine" without "falling into the water".

This is different from Yao Er, the first level of Chang San.

Although Yao Er's singing skills are not as good as Chang San's, the fees are cheap and they welcome both strangers and regular customers.

As the saying goes, "As long as you have six dollars in your pocket, you can teach her to fall under your iron hooves and stand up at your mercy." Therefore, the scale of the Yaoer Women's Branch is much larger than that of the Changsan Women's Branch.

Changsan Women's Branch Hospital is the most famous Huileli on Sima Road. A reporter described the "Flower Country" grand occasion on "Sima Road" like this:
"Within ten miles, Qiong Towers are connected with each other, and three levels of pavilions fly around. Thousands of families live in different houses. During the day, the streets are dazzling with beauty, and the sky is fanned by the beautiful scenery. At night, music and songs are boiling, and lanterns are shining with stars."

Most of Changsan are young women who were sold to Changsan Hall when they were young and trained by the madam. Among all Changsan, the "Wu Yu" sect from Jiangsu and Zhejiang has the highest rank.

The one who had been Chang Kaishen's wife was born in Changsan. When she was 12 years old, she was sold to Changsan by her mother who was born in Suzhou. Such conditions were naturally one of the best Changsan at that time.

All in all, it was extremely difficult to get involved with Chang San at this time. If he kept himself clean, it would be reasonable for a big shot to fall in love with him at first sight.

To be honest, the female branch daughters of this era have more social attributes than those of later generations, and most of the female branch daughters of later generations are invisible to the public.

In this day and age, it is common for women to accompany literati and politicians to various occasions.

After all, it is difficult for men under the constraints of arranged marriages to marry beautiful and appetizing wives. Therefore, they naturally flock to such well-dressed and talented famous women.

And Zhou Lingling, in a sense, can be regarded as a senior. After all, people of all ages have special hobbies. Some like to be Cao Mengde, while others like to pick up widows.

Although Zhou Lingling was not raised as a eldest daughter, once this kind of widow with a special status and a clean net worth is introduced, she will be followed by dozens of benefactors who will spend a lot of money.

It's just that the place where Zhou Lingling worked before was not the famous women's branch hospital. It was in an alley behind Sima Road. It was a bit like the private kitchen of later generations. It looked inconspicuous, but the taste was the essence.

Zhou Lingling's residence is not far from Fourth Avenue. After all, with the financial support of Zhu Chuanwen, her living conditions have changed dramatically.

Zhou Lingling is less than 26 years old this year. She is relatively late to get married and have children in this era, but it is indeed the best age for a woman. She not only loses her youthfulness, but also has the taste of a mature woman. The most important thing is to understand men.

When he first met Zhou Ling'an, Zhu Chuanren knew why the boss was so fascinated by her.

I have a face that looks good for the country and the people. It is neither an oval face nor a square face with edges and corners, but the kind of face that looks very lucky at first sight. At the age of 26, I still have a touch of baby fat and watery eyes. Seeing pity.

Her figure is not perfect. Just like her face, she is very voluptuous and plump.

"Who are you?" Zhou Lingling asked through the crack in the door, looking at Zhu Chuanren with pitiful eyes.

"We are Zhu Chuanwen's brothers. I want to talk to you about your affairs. Is that convenient?"

It was definitely inconvenient. It was inconvenient for a man to enter a widow's house in broad daylight, but Zhu Chuanren didn't give her any room to refuse.

"Brother Chuanwen?"

When she heard that he was Zhu Chuanwen's friend, Zhou Lingling relaxed her vigilance slightly.

She opened the door and hesitantly invited the two of them into the house:
"My place is a bit messy, sorry~"

Zhou Lingling's family is not big. Zhu Chuanwen rented a bungalow for her. Including the front yard, the total area is about 100 square meters, of which the yard takes up half.

But the sparrow is not big, and it has all the internal organs. There are a lot of bottles and cans at home, and there are children's toys on the kang.

"Where is the child?" Zhu Chuanren asked.

"At the child's grandma's house~" Zhou Lingling was busy cleaning up the house, maybe because she was anxious, sweating on her forehead.

"Oh, you usually live here by yourself?" Zhu Chuanren looked around, took a stool and sat down casually.

"Yes, it is said that Brother Wen often comes to see me."

Zhou Lingling forced a smile. She looked very nervous and embarrassed, and kept rubbing her hands.

"Do you like Zhu Chuanwen?" Zhu Chuanren asked coldly.

"Ah~ this." Zhou Lingling didn't know how to answer for a while.

"It doesn't matter, just say whatever comes to mind, don't be nervous."

"Yes~ Brother Chuanwen is very good to me, I~ I like him."

Zhu Chuanren smiled meaningfully:
"Really? Have you talked about the future?"

"The future?" A trace of confusion flashed in Zhou Lingling's eyes, but she soon became firm:
"I don't dare to hope for the future. As long as Brother Chuanwen wants me, I will follow him wholeheartedly without any regrets."

Zhu Chuanren smacked his lips:
"It's very touching."

The next second, the conversation changed suddenly:

"But how did I hear that someone arranged for you to get close to Zhu Chuanwen deliberately?"

Zhou Lingling's face turned completely white, and her lips kept trembling:

"No, no, no one arranged for me."

Zhu Chuanren leaned forward, keeping his oppressive posture motionless, without even blinking his eyes. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, with a rather evil smile:
"You'd better think it through before speaking. After all, if I crush you to death, it's like crushing an ant to death."

Zhu Chuanren is really looking more and more like a villain, but his acting skills are really brilliant. If Zhu Chuanwu didn't know that the third child was deliberately deceiving the other party, he would have almost believed it.

With tears in Zhou Lingling's eyes, she waved her hands in panic and said:
"No, no, I really don't. I am serious about Brother Chuanwen."

"I don't believe it. If that's the case, let's take a gamble!"

Zhou Lingling was stunned:
"Bet~What are you betting on?"

"Bet your son and Zhu Chuanwen fall into the sea at the same time, and you can only save one. Who will you save?"

Zhu Chuanren's words were like a devil's whisper, whirling in Zhou Lingling's ears, and tears could not stop flowing all over her face.

"One side is the true love you say, and the other side is your own flesh and blood. How would you choose?"

"This~how do I choose?"

"Haha, I guess you will choose your son, but if you really love Zhu Chuanwen, it seems that nothing can't be abandoned. If your son is gone, will you have another life with Zhu Chuanwen? You want to have as many children as you want, but if Zhu Chuanwen is gone, your The good life will cease.”

Zhu Chuanren very considerately analyzed the pros and cons of the two options for her. He seemed very kind, but in fact, he further deepened the other party's fear.

He was also curious, what would Zhou Lingling choose?

"No, I don't choose, this is too cruel!"

Zhu Chuanren's voice was extremely cold, which made Zhou Lingling's heart tremble:

"No, you have to choose. Only if you choose can I decide what to do with you."

Zhou Lingling covered her mouth with her hands, her tears couldn't be stopped and flowed down her fingers.

Zhu Chuanwu couldn't bear it. He twitched the corner of his mouth twice and hesitated to speak. However, his experience in the Northeast had deeply engraved the words "orders and prohibitions" in his bones. He did not dare to resist Zhu Chuanren's words.

"Choose, it's just a hypothesis, grit your teeth and stamp your feet, choose it, otherwise, you tell me who arranged for you to get close to Zhu Chuanwen, if you tell me, I will give you an unimaginable reward! "

With that said, Zhu Chuanren snapped his fingers at his second son, and Zhu Chuanwu immediately put a handbag on the table with a clang.

When the handbag was opened, the dazzling gold pierced Zhou Lingling's eyes, and there were ten small yellow croakers. She had never seen so much money in her life.

"I told you, these are yours, how about it? I am a fair person, right?"

Zhou Lingling looked at Zhu Chuanren in disbelief:
"Who the hell are you?"

"A younger brother who doesn't want to see his stupid boss make mistakes."

Zhou Lingling's expression was complicated. She stopped crying or making trouble. Instead, she became entangled.

Zhu Chuanren didn't give her a chance to think too much, and said quietly:

"You have to think clearly. There will be no store like this after passing this village. If you want to make so much money in the future, I'm afraid God will go crazy."

Zhou Lingling opened her mouth, and she could feel that the words had already reached her lips.

Zhu Chuanren's heart was sinking. It seemed that he had really made himself guess.

"Say!" He roared, frightening Zhou Lingling.

"Yes~ Someone gave me a sum of money and asked me to firmly capture Zhu Chuanwen's heart."

Zhu Chuanren's eyes flashed coldly, and he sneered in his heart. Sure enough, there are no coincidences in this world.

The reason why he did this test was that he felt that Zhu Chuanwen simply did not have that much charm to capture the heart of a widow.

In fact, if Zhu Chuanwen hadn't arranged a baby marriage with Xian'er, I'm afraid Xian'er wouldn't have married him. He was an ambitious but incompetent coward.

Zhu Chuanwu was even more impressed. If Zhu Chuanren hadn't been so deceitful, how could he have known that Zhou Lingling had bad intentions?

You know, he checked Zhou Lingling thoroughly and couldn't find anything.

He was also secretly glad that he did not interfere with Zhu Chuanren's plan.

"Who is that person? What else do you want to do?"

"I, I don't know, I have never met him before. I got to know him after I started taking customers. I liked him very much at first and he was quite handsome. I thought he would hire me, but I didn't expect him to do such a thing. , I thought I would get the money no matter what, so why not do it?”

Zhou Lingling changed her previous weak and pitiful look, her expression was sad, and she looked more like she was depressed because she didn't make any money.

It can only be said that a woman can change her face faster than some men who claim to have half an hour, but actually half a minute!
"and then?"

"I asked him what he wanted me to do, and he said he didn't have to do anything, as long as Zhu Chuanwen was devoted to me."

Zhu Chuanren muttered: This is taking a long time to catch the big fish.

He suddenly felt a chill in his heart. Fortunately, he reacted in time. If the other party had done this, God knows how much trouble it would have brought to the Zhu family.

A thousand-mile embankment was destroyed by an ant nest. This is not nonsense.

"Do you see each other often?"

Zhou Lingling was stunned for a moment before realizing who Zhu Chuanren was talking about. She shook her head:

"After I confirmed my relationship with Zhu Chuanwen, I haven't seen that person again, but he will put the money in the designated location at a fixed time every month, and he never missed it once."

"Then do you remember what that person looks like?"

Zhu Chuanren asked.

"Remember~"

"I'm talking about the details, like what kind of eyes, nose, mouth."

This time Zhou Lingling was a little vague:
"I can't guarantee it, but I will definitely recognize him if he walks towards you."

"Second brother, find someone who can draw portraits."

Zhu Chuanwu nodded:

"Understand~"

"Zhou Lingling, I keep my word, I will give you this money~"

Zhou Lingling is a smart person. Although her face is still stained with tears, her mentality has changed:

"I know, and I promise to fully cooperate with you."

"Smart man, I like him. As for Zhu Chuanwen, you can continue to make him happy, but don't think about going further. Do you understand what I mean?"

Zhou Lingling nodded repeatedly:
"I understand, I understand, I dare not expect more."

"Well, I will arrange for someone to come over. You can recall that person's appearance as much as possible and cooperate with the portraitist to make a portrait."

"I will work hard!"

Zhou Lingling felt the hope of living, and she felt relieved. She agreed to whatever Zhu Chuanren said without paying attention. Until Zhu Chuanren and the others were sent out, she leaned against the door and fell limply to the ground, breathing greedily.

Back in the car, Zhu Chuanwu said excitedly:

"Lao San, you are really amazing. How do you know there must be something wrong with that woman?"

Zhu Chuanren shook his head solemnly:

"I don't know, I just believe that there are no coincidences in this world, and if you were a woman, would you like someone like the boss?"

Zhu Chuanwu wanted to make up for his boss, but when he thought of Zhu Chuanwen's character, he couldn't say anything:
"Only Xian'er has a good personality and can stand up to the boss."

"So, do you think a woman like Zhou Lingling will really like the boss?"

"Okay, but I still admire you. If it were me, I might have been deceived."

This is not flattery, the second child really admires the third child.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. Find a portrait artist as soon as possible. I have to catch the grandson hiding in the dark."

He has already gone through the potential enemies in his mind, but there are not many clues available at the moment, and he has no way to lock in the direction. He can only wait for the portraits to come out.

"I know, I'll find someone when I get back soon."

"Well, also, send two brothers to keep an eye on this Zhou Lingling."

"Are you worried that she has something to say?"

"Just in case, I always feel that this woman still has something to hide."

The second child had no doubts about what the third child said:

"Okay, I will arrange it. I am personally responsible for this matter. I am idle at home."

"Didn't I leave the dock to you to manage? Why are you still idle?"

Zhu Chuanwu said embarrassedly:
"I don't know how to manage. It's okay if you ask me to kill and kill. You ask me to manage so many people. I look at the books and orders every day. It makes my head grow bigger."

Zhu Chuanren shook his head helplessly:
"Second brother, I'm not talking about you. I've seen your progress over the years and you've read a lot. Why haven't you changed your old ideas at all?"

"That's me." He hesitated for a long time without saying anything, and Zhu Chuanren didn't bother to listen anymore:

"Stop talking. I'll give you three months to figure out the work at the dock. If you can't figure it out, see how I deal with you."

The second one is a donkey, so he has to be whipped with a whip, otherwise he can stand motionless for a whole day!
(End of this chapter)