In the bedroom, screams could be heard from time to time, and the doctor began to clean Li Zhen's wounds.
Zhilan and Zhou Xiuying were worried and looked towards the bedroom.
Zhou Xiuying looked nervous, her heart rising and falling with Li Zhen's screams. Especially when Li Zhen screamed from time to time, Zhou Xiuying couldn't help it anymore, and asked in a low voice: "Sister, please come
Are the doctors reliable? Just invite the best doctors in the city to Daotai Mansion and let them diagnose the commander one by one."
Dong'er interrupted and said: "The doctor I hired is the best in the city, both in terms of character and medical skills. I have already inquired about it clearly when I sent someone to invite him, so there will be no problem."
Zhou Xiuying nodded appreciatively, feeling much more at ease.
Zhilan didn't pay attention to the conversation between Dong'er and Zhou Xiuying, and was always paying attention to Li Zhen's movements. Just as the three of them were looking at the bedroom, the attendant who went to drive away Rael ran back and said breathlessly: "Mrs.
, Russell has been outside the door and refused to leave. He said that he had something urgent to see the commander in chief, and it was about paying back the money."
Zhou Xiuying immediately said: "Sister, Russell is indeed here to pay back the money."
Immediately, Zhou Xiuying told the story of Adams, Burlon, Bao Ling and Rachel being captured, and said: "Except Rachel raising money outside, the other three are still detained in the house."
Zhilan glanced at Zhou Xiuying, feeling suddenly jealous.
She comes from a well-known family, boasts that she has read poetry and books, and has good talents. However, she is a weak woman who is not proficient in martial arts. Unlike Zhou Xiuying, who is civilized and martial, she is Li Zhen's right-hand assistant and knows more things. Zhilan
Thinking that there might be other secrets between Zhou Xiuying and Li Zhen, the jealousy in her heart immediately rose. But Zhilan and Zhou Xiuying were on the same boat, so it was impossible to get angry at Zhou Xiuying, so Earl became Zhilan.
The goal of venting.
Zhilan ordered in a deep voice: "Dong'er, find Guldu."
"yes!"
Dong'er ran away immediately and quickly called Guldu over.
Zhilan said: "Xiuying, you stay and take care of the general, I will deal with Russell."
After that, Zhilan took Dong'er and Guldu towards the gate. After leaving the backyard, Zhilan took ten more guards brought from Beijing and rushed to the gate in a fierce manner.
Russell was waiting at the gate, as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Russell had already raised 9.2 million taels of silver, and together with him, Bourlon and Adams, Baoer ordered each of them to contribute another 200,000 taels of silver.
With ten thousand taels of silver, he could regain his freedom and leave Shanghai. However, Rachel's request to see him was blocked, so he stayed shamelessly and would not give up until he met Li Zhen.
"Hey, someone is here."
Rael looked up and saw that Zhilan and the others were in a menacing manner, and he felt bad.
Zhilan walked out of the door with her attendants. She couldn't help but shouted: "Beat me hard, just don't kill me."
Gulduhu roared and rushed towards Rael with his fists waving.
“CX%#@%*……”
When Rael saw the fist coming, he hurriedly dodged and babbled a lot of French. Unfortunately, Gurdou couldn't understand the bird language, so his fist fell hard on Rael's face. In an instant, Rael's
Lian immediately swelled up, and Rachel's thigh was injured, making it difficult to move and falling to the ground.
Rael asked to see Li Zhen and brought an interpreter with him.
The translator was treated differently, and was beaten by a group of ten guards.
"Don't hit me, don't hit me..."
The translator's voice was full of energy at the beginning, but soon it became weak. In the end, there was no sound at all. He could only squat on the ground and hold his head to avoid being hit. The sound of snapping sounded one after another, and some guards
He was kicked with his feet, and some guards hit him with their fists. The translator's face and body were all bruised.
Gurdu was fierce and domineering, and he took care of Rael in a few moments.
When Zhilan saw Rael lying down, she waved her hand and said, "That's enough!"
Only then did Guldu stop, and the remaining ten guards returned behind Zhi Lan.
Zhilan looked at Guldu, who had turned into a pig, and the translator, and said: "The general is injured, so the payment of the money will be postponed. We will wait until the general recovers to recover, and then we can discuss the exchange of money." After a pause, Zhilan continued
The order continued: "Guldu, take the people and throw Rael and the translator into the backyard and imprison them with the other three foreigners."
"yes!"
Guldu waved his hand, and the guards immediately picked up Rael and the translator and headed towards the backyard.
Dong'er said: "Miss, the doctor is still treating my uncle's injury, please go back quickly."
"Yes, go back quickly!"
After Zhi Lan vented her anger, her depressed mood finally dissipated, and she took Dong'er quickly to Li Zhen's residence in the backyard. When the two came outside the bedroom, Zhou Xiuying was still standing outside. However, in the house,
There were no screams anymore, only the sounds of the doctor and Li Zhen talking.
Zhilan asked: "Xiuying, how is the situation?"
Zhou Xiuying replied: "I'm already applying the medicine and it's almost finished."
…
The backyard, where Adams, Bowring and Bullon lived.
Guldu and his guards threw Rael and the translator into the yard, turned around and left. Rael didn't understand why he was beaten and asked the translator, but all he knew was that the woman who ordered him to be beaten said that he would talk about repaying the money later.
Adams and others heard the noise and hurried out.
When Adams, Pauling and Bourlon saw Russell's miserable state, they were all stunned. At this time, Russell had a face like a pig's head, eyes like a panda's, and there were stains of blood on the corners of his mouth.
Bourlon asked: "Rael, what's going on?"
Bao Ling said worriedly: "Is it because I didn't raise the money and was beaten up instead?"
Adams said: "Could it be that he raised ten million taels of silver and was robbed and beaten?"
Russell shook his head and said, "We'll talk about it when we go back to the house."
Bao Ling hurriedly helped Rachel up, and Adams helped up the translator. The group returned to the house. Everyone sat down, and Bullon asked impatiently: "Have you raised enough money? Have you met Li Zhen?"
Russell sighed: "After I returned to the French consulate, I summoned businessmen from Britain, France and China, and collected 9.2 million taels of silver, which was close to 10 million taels. We have 800,000 taels left.
I can pay for it myself, but when I came back and wanted to see Li Zhen, I was beaten severely. That hateful woman was so terrible."
Bao Ling was confused and said, "What's going on?"
Russell said: "I don't know what happened. I don't understand why she beat me. Before that, soldiers in Li Zhen's army killed a commoner. Li Zhen punished the general of the army and shot the murderer.
The soldier also punished himself with forty military sticks and was seriously injured. The woman who led the men to beat me said that Li Zhen was injured and would talk about repaying the money after he recovered."
Bao Ling said in a deep voice: "Li Zhen is really powerful. He actually used self-mutilation to win over the people and control the morale of the army. This move made the people remember him. The generals and soldiers in the army were even more convinced of Li Zhen.
Wonderful, indeed wonderful!”
Adams said: "Li Zhen is as cunning as a fox and is very difficult to deal with. We can no longer collide with Li Zhen head-on and must advance in a roundabout way. After leaving Shanghai, the best way is to gather the rest of the army and go north to threaten the emperor.
"
A shadow was left in Russell's heart. He no longer wanted to stay in Shanghai, so he immediately agreed.
Bourlon and Bao Ling also said: "I also agree to go north!"
The four people reached a unanimous opinion.
ps: The third update is completed, please give me flowers. This is the last week of the new book list, please give me some help, thank you.
