As soon as Ye Jiuzhou left the provincial capital, Master Hong disappeared.
Not only him, Zang Feng, who was always with Mr. Hong, also lost his whereabouts.
The two of them seemed to have disappeared from the world. Even if they sent out all the spies from the first rank of the Crown, no information could be found.
For a time, rumors spread in underground circles.
Some people say that Zang Feng betrayed Mr. Hong, killed him secretly, and then absconded with his money.
Some people also say that someone assassinated Mr. Hong. Although he failed, Mr. Hong was seriously injured. After that, Zang Feng killed Mo Mo and hid with Mr. Hong.
Obviously, more people prefer the latter.
After all, Zang Feng is Hong Ye's confidant and has been loyal to him for twenty years. If he wanted to take action, he would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?
The news became more and more true as it spread, and even the staff at Crown No. 1 came out to testify, saying that Mr. Hong was indeed injured and that there were blood stains in the pavilion.
After the news spread, the provincial capital, which had been quiet for decades, fell into chaos overnight.
Bai Hang and others were also trembling with fear.
Because his men have not recovered from their injuries and their strength has not yet recovered. In the past, with Mr. Hong in charge, no one dared to act recklessly. Now that Mr. Hong is gone, someone may be coveting his territory.
"How's it going? Have you met Butler Wu?"
Bai Hang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, "It's so good, how could Master Hong be injured? Who dares to attack him because of his bravery?"
Ah Hua leaned on a walking stick and said: "I just came back from Crown No. 1. Butler Wu closed the door to thank guests and saw no one. I learned from others that someone did see Mr. Hong and Zang Feng Hong Huzhi leaving last night.
It seems... seems to be being hunted!"
After hearing this, Bai Hang's face became even more ugly.
Indeed, although Mr. Hong has withdrawn from the world for decades, he still has a lot of grievances, but there are probably only a handful of people who have the guts to take revenge.
After much deliberation, only the family in the north was the most suspicious.
After all, Zang Feng killed many members of his family with his own hands. This blood feud will never be forgotten.
Now, Mr. Hong's life and death are unknown, and the provincial capital is in chaos, and that person will definitely take the opportunity to occupy the provincial capital.
"Ah Hua, call back all the brothers who are out there to deal with the storm immediately. Our businesses have also been temporarily suspended. If nothing goes wrong, no one is allowed to go out."
Bai Hang said with a sullen face.
He would rather make less money than be affected.
For them, just keeping their plate is already very good.
"Are we just going to do this?" Ah Hua asked.
"What do you know!"
Bai Hang understood him and said: "This is called being able to bend and stretch. Just wait. When Master Hong comes back, everything will be restored to order."
It wasn't until this moment that they truly realized the importance of Lord Hong.
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On the other side, Ye Jiuzhou also learned the news immediately.
However, he was not as panicked as other bosses.
Will Lord Hong be assassinated?
Of course Ye Jiuzhou wouldn't believe it. Is Zang Feng a hard worker?
What's more, even if he was assassinated, why didn't he heal at home instead of hiding outside?
Is there any safer place in the world than his home?
Although the Taoist preaching was clear-cut, Ye Jiuzhou still didn't believe it.
In his opinion, even if there was really a thorn in the crown's first rank, Mr. Hong must have noticed it with his shrewdness. The reason why he didn't notice it was because he wanted to take advantage of it.
Now, when the opportunity came, he made a golden cicada escape from its shell!
"Brother, what opportunity are you talking about?" Lei Zi was confused.
Ye Jiuzhou smiled and said: "Think about it, why did Mr. Hong not disappear earlier or later, but suddenly disappeared after I visited him?"
"this……"
Lei Zi thought for a moment, then his face suddenly turned cold, "That old fox wants to put the blame on you!"
"That's right!"
Ye Jiuzhou sighed and said: "Since others have invited us to participate in the game, we have no choice but to refuse!"
He also understood that even if he wanted to participate, he didn't want to.
The moment he stepped into the provincial capital, he was already in the game.
Having said that, Ye Jiuzhou was not very nervous. Instead, he was relaxed on the outside and tight on the inside. On the one hand, he allowed the Sword Team to continue training, and on the other hand, he still went to the Xie Group to check in every day.
The difference from before is that now there is another Chen Mengmeng in the family.
"Auntie, the provincial capital is really nice. It's much more relaxed than here. The environment is good and the teaching quality is also good. I have found my goal."
"When you have a goal, you have to work hard to avoid being left behind by others. In learning this kind of thing, you often fail to catch up step by step,"
"I know, auntie."
…
Although she can occasionally be weird outside, in front of Chen Shuying, Chen Mengmeng has always been very well-behaved.
And Chen Shuying also regarded her as her own daughter.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Chen Mengmeng was overjoyed and stood up quickly, "Brother-in-law is back."
Almost at the same time, Ye Jiuzhou felt a chill. When he looked back, he saw Xie Zhiqiu staring at him suspiciously.
"I... Mengmeng and I really have nothing to do with each other."
Even Ye Jiuzhou was a little nervous at this time.
"Yeah?"
Xie Zhiqiu curled her lips and said: "But judging from her appearance, she seems to care more about you than me. Tell the truth, what happened that day in the provincial capital."
Before Ye Jiuzhou could speak, Chen Mengmeng had already opened the door and immediately gave Ye Jiuzhou a big hug.
He suddenly felt numbness in his back.
This girl wants me to die!
Xie Zhiqiu ignored him and entered the house directly.
"You're back just in time. Come help me cook."
Chen Shuying said: "I didn't realize it, but this girl Mengmeng is really good at cooking. This sweet and sour pork ribs is better than mine."
"Isn't that Ye Jiuzhou's favorite dish?"
Xie Zhiqiu's face became even more ugly. Looking at Chen Mengmeng and Ye Jiuzhou, she always felt that these two people were hiding something from her.
This meal was probably the most uncomfortable meal Ye Jiuzhou had ever eaten in his life.
In the evening, Ye Jiuzhou naturally had to give up the bedroom to Chen Mengmeng.
"Sister, can I ask you something?"
"Um!"
"Do you like brother-in-law?"
"ah?"
Xie Zhiqiu was stunned. She never expected that the little girl would ask this.
"I... of course I like her, otherwise why would I marry her?"
Xie Zhiqiu said softly.
Chen Mengmeng snorted and said: "But I heard that you two were not in free love. It seemed that you were arranged by someone. You didn't even have a blind date, so you got married directly."
After hearing this, Xie Zhiqiu was immediately speechless.
Indeed, she disliked Ye Jiuzhou very much at that time, it could even be said that she hated him.
But after getting in touch with him, she felt more and more that Ye Jiuzhou was not the kind of person she imagined.
In the past few months, Ye Jiuzhou has always behaved himself, and he doesn't look like someone who was expelled from the army at all.
Seeing that Xie Zhiqiu didn't speak for a long time, Chen Mengmeng came over and said, "If you don't like my brother-in-law, how about leaving it to me?"