the knife of love

Chapter 50 Back to Yunling, meet in the middle of the night
Guan Lue arrived at Yunling Airport in the early morning, and Ye Tan and Lao Mai came to pick him up.

"Where are you going?" the old McDonald asked Guan Lue in the back seat as the driver.

Guan Lue rubbed his fingers: "Go to Guan's old house, I want to see Axi."

"To see Axi so late?"

"Well, it's been a long time."

The speed of the car was even along the way. The Guan family’s old house was built in a remote suburb. The house was very lively when Guan Zhaorong was still alive. Next Axi.

Axi is the son of his third wife and the only living son of Guan Zhaorong. Unfortunately, he was born with congenital cerebral palsy.

Now half of the people in the old house have dispersed, Guan Lue left a few servants and two doctors to take care of Axi.

"Master Ninth, why are you here so late?" The servant who was watching the night at the door of Axi's room was startled when he saw Guan Lue.

Guan slightly hissed: "Shut up, I'll come over and take a look."

The servant opened the door for him, and he walked into the bedroom. Axi had already fallen asleep. Under the soft light, he could see the face of a ten-year-old child. His appearance was just like his mother's. He was very beautiful, and he was no different from ordinary people when he fell asleep. , Who would have thought that he had the IQ of a two-year-old child.

"How is Axi?"

"It's still the same, nothing has changed, but sometimes it will make a fuss for my mother." The servant sighed.

Guan Lue didn't say much, just said: "Please pay more attention to me."

"Ninth Young Master, please don't say that, this is our job."

When Guan Lue came out of the house, Lao Mai stood outside the car with him and smoked a cigarette.

"Why do you suddenly want to see Axi today?"

"It's been a long time since the old man left. Before he left, the old man repeatedly told me to take good care of Axi. I probably expected that Axi's mother would definitely not stay after he left."

Sure enough, just after Guan Zhaorong's funeral, the three wives all packed their luggage and shared a fortune and went their separate ways.

"This is also human nature. At that time, the girl was still young. Who would want to stay and be a widow with a son with cerebral palsy?" Lao Mai said the truth, "Fortunately, the old man did not misunderstand the person and pushed you to the Lord. In terms of position, if it were someone else, maybe Ah Xi's situation would be even more pitiful."

This point is undeniable.

"I'm just keeping a promise, except..."

"But what?"

"Chi Feng has become more and more presumptuous recently, and Ye Qin has checked all his details in the past few days, including those bad things between him and Su Hongzhi." Guan Lue changed the topic suddenly and took a puff of cigarette.

From the place where the smoke cleared, Lao Mai saw the coldness flowing out of his eyes, sharp and cold like a knife.

"Are you going to move to Yunnan?"

"It's about time. Chi Feng treats me like a thorn in his flesh. Even if I don't go to pull him out, he will come to pull me out sooner or later."

"Then you still rest assured to leave Tang Jingcheng there alone?"

"Don't worry about this. She may be in more danger when she returns to Yunling." Guan Lue extinguished the cigarette, turned to look at the confused old Mai, "Chi Feng still doesn't know the relationship between me and Su Hongzhi. What's going on, so he doesn't dare to touch Tang Jingcheng easily for the time being, and I keep Yaba by Tang Jingcheng's side, Yaba is still Chi Feng's person, if Tang Jingcheng has another accident in the area he manages , then the one who will be punished this time is not Fan Qingyan, but Chi Feng himself!"

Speaking of Fan Qingyan, he was really wronged these days.

He was helping Chi Feng with errands and tried to kidnap Tang Jingcheng to the Crystal Palace, but Guan Lue came to the door in person that day, apparently to give Fan Lili a meeting gift, but in fact he was asking for someone from Chi Feng.

Chi Feng was afraid of revealing his relationship with Su Hongzhi, so he naturally refused to reveal the purpose of kidnapping Tang Jingcheng, so Fan Qingyan was unlucky and was pushed out by Chi Feng as a target.

Chi Feng's remarks that day were: "Fan Qingyan was fascinated by ghosts for a while. He saw Miss Tang's beauty on the street, so he became lustful and tied her to the Crystal Palace. Uncle Feng disciplined his subordinates. Don't worry, Xiaojiu. You tell me!"

The confession was that Chi Feng sent someone to the hotel to find Guan Lue that night, and handed him a box containing two fingers of Fan Qingyan's right hand.

Guan Lue didn't expose it either. Since Chi Feng was still afraid of him, he didn't need to reveal his affair with Su Hongzhi at this time, lest he jump over the wall in a hurry.

Settle accounts after autumn, you can take your time, there is no rush.

It's just that Chi Feng's move may have gone astray. In order not to offend Guan Lue, and he was reluctant to take advantage of Su Hongzhi's side, he pushed Fan Qingyan out as a target, and personally ordered to cut off two of his fingers.

Fan Qingyan held a grudge in his heart, and the grudge was planted.

A week later, Tang Jingcheng was going back to Yunling. On the evening flight, Yaba drove her to Kunming Airport and wanted to accompany her in, but Tang Jingcheng refused.

"Thank you for taking me to play in Tengchong these few days. To be honest, this is the second time I have come to Tengchong. Unfortunately, the first time..."

Not wanting to think about the first experience, Tang Jingcheng smiled and took out a small piece of jade from his bag.

"give you."

How could Yaba dare to take it, he repeatedly shirked: "Miss Tang, I can't take your things."

"Ah, take it. The toy piece I carved by myself is not a valuable thing. You can take it with you and play with it." Tang Jingcheng stubbornly put the piece of jade in Yala's hand, and Yala still wanted to return it. .

Tang Jingcheng smiled slyly: "Look at it first, see what good things my sister carved for you, maybe you will like it?"

Only then did Yaba pick up the jade, glanced at it in the sunlight at the entrance of the terminal building, and was so frightened that he directly pulled the jade into his palm, as if something extraordinary was carved on it, and his cheeks were flushed even more. Against his dark skin, his appearance is very simple and cramped.

Tang Jingcheng leaned forward and backward laughing, Yala was so ashamed that he didn't dare to look at her.

"Okay, how old are you, you always blush at every turn, take it with you, and look at it when you have nothing to do, it's my sister's meeting gift for you." It was clear that Tang Jingcheng was teasing him, and after the teasing, he patted Ya Ba's shoulder.

"If you have a chance to go to Yunling, remember to look for your sister. I'll go first. Goodbye." Tang Jingcheng waved goodbye and dragged his luggage into the terminal.

The shy Yala grabbed the piece of jade and stood at the door for a long time.

Tang Jingcheng went through the check-in procedures and checked in his luggage. When he entered the security check, he became addicted to cigarettes, so he went back to find the smoking room.

"Miss Tang..."

Tang Jingcheng was stopped at the door of the smoking room, and when she turned around, it turned out that Fan Qingyan was standing in front of her.

Fan Qingyan was in the hospital a few days ago. After all, he was cut off with two fingers, which is considered a serious injury, but this time the price for the two fingers was not in vain. After lying in the hospital for a week, he also wanted to understand many things.

Tang Jingcheng was startled. Seeing the gauze wrapped around his right finger, he asked with a sneer, "What? You're still chasing the airport?" Although the words were relaxed, there was hostility on his face.

Fan Qingyan didn't make any detours: "Miss Tang doesn't need to be afraid, I don't mean any harm, I just want to see Miss Tang off."

"You are so kind?"

Fan Qingyan still smiled and shook his head: "Of course this is not the only purpose. I am here this time to ask about you and Brother Nine."

"You mean Guan Lue?"

"Yes." Fan Qingyan paused, "It seems that you don't know the identity of Ninth Brother, but it doesn't matter, does Miss Tang have time? Why don't we find a place to have a good chat."

……

Tang Jingcheng's name began to be announced on the voice broadcast in the terminal building. When it was time to board the plane, she was still looking for water to drink while propping up her frivolous body.

After finally finding a hot water spot, I took a paper cup and took half of it. When my hand slipped, the hot water scalded my feet.

"Miss, do you need help?" The airport ground staff noticed her strangeness and took the initiative to go over to ask.

Tang Jingcheng raised his sweaty face, his body trembled, and the medicine in his hand spilled all over the floor.

Fan Qingyan dialed Su Hongzhi's number on the way back to Tengchong from Kunming Airport.

"Master Hong, I'm Ah Qing from Tengchong."

Su Hongzhi was stunned when he heard the name. Although he knew who Fan Qingyan was, after all, every rough stone coming from Myitkyina had to go through Tengchong, and Fan Qingyan was managing the Tengchong area, but this Fan Qingyan was Chi Feng. Why did my subordinate suddenly call over Chi Feng?
Su Hongzhi was a little uncertain, but his tone was still steady.

"Oh, it's Ah Qing." The voice on the other end of the phone didn't change, as if it wasn't unusual to receive a call from Fan Qingyan, "Is there anything you can do for me?" Su Hongzhi asked.

Fan Qingyan said haha: "It's nothing serious, I just want to call you when I have free time, which is also a show of filial piety." The voice is melodious, waiting for Su Hongzhi's reaction.

Su Hongzhi put out the cigar in his hand, raised his head and glanced at Su Zhan who was standing in front of him, turned the leather chair slightly, and said with a very friendly attitude: "I am interested, I know the line in Tengchong, it has always been you I'm helping Chi Feng, I know what's going on, and I'm at ease with you."

"Thank you for your affirmation, Mr. Hong. I am definitely caring about helping Mr. Hong, and I have never made a mistake, but this time I am afraid I will disappoint Mr. Hong." Su Hongzhi was really shocked when he said this, and immediately got off the leather chair. Straighten up.

"Is there something wrong with the cargo?"

"No, no, it's not about the goods, it's just... Didn't Master Hong want to kidnap a woman in Tengchong a few days ago? Master Chi left it to me to handle it, and I tied it up for you too, but halfway through, Brother Nine intercepted."

"Ninth Brother? Which Ninth Brother?"

"How many Ninth Brothers are there? Our Ninth Brothers from Jiurongtai!"

Su Hongzhi stood up from the leather chair all at once.

"You mean Guan Jiu?"

"Yes, everyone under him calls him Brother Nine."

……

Fan Qingyan's phone call kills two birds with one stone: one is to show his loyalty to Su Hongzhi, and the other is to provoke the relationship between Chi Feng and Su Hongzhi, at least let Su Hongzhi know that Chi Feng is not 100% doing things for him.

"It seems that Chi Feng is still afraid of Guan Jiu, a gutless thing!" Su Hongzhi scolded angrily.

Su Zhan saw that his father was displeased, and immediately approached him intimately and asked, "Dad, what happened in Yunnan?"

"Not yet, but Chi Feng is an old fox with a wicked heart and no guts. He is still afraid of his superiors to death. If this continues, he will stab me sooner or later!" Su Hongzhi threw his phone on the table, suddenly thinking of Fan Qingyan What I said just now had a cold look in my eyes, and I suddenly asked, "By the way, have you met the current principal of Jiurong Terrace?"

Su Zhan immediately shook his head: "I haven't seen him before. This person is too low-key and rarely shows up in public, but I know that he is Guan Zhaorong's adoptive son. Guan Zhaorong handed over Jiurong Terrace to him before he died. , especially the group of old people who followed Guan Zhaorong back then, thought that he was young and inexperienced, and it was impossible for him to be the head of Jiurongtai, but he took over Jiurongtai for four years, and managed the affairs in an orderly manner Tiao Shunshun, I don’t know if it’s the clever tactics or the ruthless wrists, but now there are few people who are dissatisfied.”

These are all Su Zhan heard when he was playing around on the road. Except for his relationship with Chi Feng, the Su family has no relationship with the people of Jiurongtai.

Su Hongzhi was a little confused, so why did this Guan Jiu intercept Tang Jingcheng?Could it be that he also had the idea of ​​playing with that jade unicorn?

"Wait a minute!" Su Hongzhi took out an old photo album from the cabinet behind him. The photos in the album were all the big and small occasions he had experienced in recent years. He flipped through them one by one, and finally found that a photograph.

The photos are old and look like they were taken years ago.

There are only two colors of black and white in the background, and after a closer look, it is found that it is a snapshot of a funeral. The shots are full of men in uniform black clothes, all of them with serious faces.

Su Hongzhi finally fixed his eyes on the man in the lead. The man was wearing a black thin woolen coat, with his head slightly lowered, holding Guan Zhaorong's portrait in his hand.

Someone next to him held a black umbrella for him, and beside the man stood a woman in a black tweed dress, holding a few-year-old child by the woman's hand.

"Dad, is this photo...?"

"This is the farewell meeting of Guan Zhaorong's body a few years ago. When Su Fan was just starting out, I had a little relationship with Guan Zhaorong, so I went to pay homage to him after his death. This photo was taken at that time, and this The person holding the portrait..." Su Hongzhi pointed to the leading man in the black coat...

"Dad, I know this man!"

"you recognize?"

"Yes, Tang Jingcheng was the main suspect in the trial of Yang Xi's case some time ago, and this man went to court to give her an alibi." After Su Zhan reminded him, Su Hongzhi suddenly realized.

He immediately searched out the news photos of Yang Xi's sentencing from the computer, and compared them with the person holding the portrait in the photos.

"He is Guan Jiu!"

"What?" Su Zhan couldn't believe it for a while, "This is the new chief of Jiurongtai after Guan Zhaorong's death?"

A cold light gathered in Su Hongzhi's eyes, recalling what Fan Qingyan said on the phone just now, he put the album together and took a picture on the table: "Azhan, go and check, quickly go and check the relationship between Guan Jiu and this woman!"

No matter what purpose he got together with Tang Jingcheng, Jiurongtai's intervention would be a headache for Su Hongzhi.

Tang Jingcheng rested in the lounge of Kunming Airport for a few hours, and his mood stabilized a little.

The staff at the airport rescheduled the boarding time for her, and she took the next flight back to Yunling.

It was already three or four o'clock in the morning when Tang Jingcheng arrived at Yunling Airport. When she came out of the airport, the taxi driver asked her where she was going. She stood under the dark night sky and suddenly lost her direction.

"Hi, my name is Guan Lue!"

"I'm not a doctor."

"I opened a small coffee shop by myself, you can visit my shop if you are free."

During the two hours in the airport lounge, Tang Jingcheng recalled the whole process of Guan Lue's acquaintance with her. She felt that something went wrong, and she would rather believe that Fan Qingyan was lying.

"Hey miss, are you still going? If you don't go, there are customers waiting behind!" The taxi driver had lost his patience, and Tang Jingcheng lowered his eyes.

"go!"

"Where to go then?"

"Go to Damiao Lane in the urban area."

……

In Guan Lue's sleep, he heard the ringing of the mobile phone next to his pillow. He glanced at the screen in a daze, and the word "Tang" was displayed on it.

Suddenly awakened from sleepiness, Guan Lue turned the phone to silent, and glanced at Lou Qingxiao lying in his arms, but luckily she didn't wake up.

Guan Lue gently removed Lou Qingxiao's arms around his waist, got out of bed, walked to the balcony to answer the phone.

"Hey…"

"..." There was no sound over there.

After receiving a call from Tang Jingcheng in the middle of the night, Guan Lue felt some bad premonition. After waiting for a while, Guan Lue asked again: "What's wrong? Talk!"

Tang Jingcheng listened to the sound of breathing over there, and the twilight of the night seemed more boundless.

"Tang Jingcheng..."

"Can you come out for a while? I'll wait for you at the door of the Ninth Commander."

Guan Lue put away his mobile phone, went back to his room and put on his clothes lightly.

Lou Qingxiao on the bed turned over in the quilt, her brows were wrinkled, but fortunately she didn't wake up, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Yesterday was New Year's Day. Before he went to Yunnan, he promised Lou Qingxiao that he would try his best to come back to spend New Year's Day with her. He did it. On the night he found Tang Jingcheng, he booked a ticket overnight. Jing Cheng was left alone in Tengchong.

He used the excuse that he had something urgent to deal with when he came back, he used the excuse that he wanted to spend New Year's Day with Lou Qingxiao when he came back, but he knew many things in his heart, he could only lie to others, not himself.

Between him and Tang Jingcheng, he missed it once, and on the night in Tengchong Hotel, he almost missed it a second time. Fortunately, Lou Qingxiao called and he stopped in time. relationship between individuals?

Guan Lue took the car keys and coat and left the bedroom.

Lou Qingxiao heard a soft door closing, footsteps getting farther and farther in the corridor, and then the car lights downstairs turned on.

She propped up her crippled body to get out of bed, and moved little by little to the wheelchair beside the bed. The wheels rolled to the window. She opened a corner of the curtain and looked out. Guan Lue's car had already driven out of the wide path at the entrance of the villa.

The headlights shrink tightly and finally disappear.

"Tang Jingcheng..." Lou Qingxiao silently recited the name in the dark, her eyes dripping, and her five fingers tightened her trouser legs.

Guan Lue drove very fast all the way, and there were no people on the road in the middle of the night, so it only took half an hour to reach the urban area.

The car drove into Damiao Lane, in the cold night, Tang Jingcheng sat alone on the steps of the Ninth Commander's door, with her suitcase next to her, and the butts of cigarettes she had smoked at her feet.

Until he heard the sound of the car engine, Guan slightly opened the car door and jumped out.

Tang Jingcheng raised her head in the cold wind, and when the smoke cleared, she saw the man walking towards her.

"Hey, girl, can you give me a hand!"

"Girl, why are you standing there, pull him up!"

"Are you still angry? If you are angry, cover it with me!"

"Good girl, cheer up!"

"Hi, my name is Guan Lue!"

"I opened my own little cafe..."

All kinds of fragments were scattered and fused in her mind, and finally they all exploded into pieces with a "boom".

Guan Lue had already hurriedly walked in front of Tang Jingcheng, seeing her sitting on the steps with a strange expression, he couldn't help being a little annoyed.

"Where are you making trouble again? What are you doing sitting here in the middle of the night?"

Tang Jingcheng wrinkled the tip of his nose. He was very cold and wanted to laugh. Finally, he rolled his eyes casually with his hands, and raised his head to ask a question.

"Guan Lue, who are you?"

(End of this chapter)