He vaguely remembered that after He Yao was rescued by Lin Hongwen, he shouted to go to the door to thank him. But it is said that he went there several times in a row and didn't see anyone, so He Yao guessed that Lin Hongwen was deliberately avoiding him. But it didn't take long for Lin Hongwen to stop avoiding her, and promised her that she could go to the business house to find him. At that time, He Gui thought that Lin Hongwen wanted to open and planned to find a new backer. Now that I think about it, I can't help but think of something else and want to talk to He Yao. He Yao already liked him, and he didn't need to spend much effort at all to find out what he wanted to know. He Gui can only be glad that he didn't really recruit him as a son-in-law, otherwise his children may not get a penny.

This should be the case with rags, but there is one more thing He Gui doesn't understand, since Lin Hongwen is willing to make people speak Japanese to frame him, he must know his relationship with the Japanese. But He Gui thinks that his dealings with the Japanese have always been relatively secretive, and he only sent a subordinate named Wan Feng down, and he never showed up, how could Lin Hongwen know? He pondered what had gone wrong. It's not easy to deal with those Japanese, they are very shrewd. It is often necessary to give them a lot of benefits in order to get something done. They are extremely lustful, and Wan Feng led them to go around in Huifangli and the Fengyue Field in Peach Blossom Lane. Peach Blossom Lane ...... He Gui suddenly remembered that once when Wan Feng was waiting for him in the carriage, he seemed to be seen by Ru Ting. At that time, the light was very dim, Wan Feng was sitting inside, and he thought that Ru Ting should not be able to see clearly, so he didn't care. But what if she saw it clearly? If she saw it clearly, when Wan Feng took those Japanese to get drunk with rouge in the future, she would think that it was actually herself who had been intimate with the Japanese. He Gui remembered that Yao Shunchang had also mentioned it to him at that time, and suspected that Lin Hongwen was drunk and rouge. It's just that he thought that Lin Hongwen was just a buddy, and it was impossible for him to have money to go in and out of that kind of place often. But if Lin Hongwen is not a buddy at all and has not married, then it is normal to have a good relationship in Peach Blossom Lane. Maybe he and Ru Ting have known each other for a long time, or maybe he knew that he was Ru Ting's regular customer, so he went to support Ru Ting's field. But in any case, it is a fact that Ru Ting betrayed herself.

He Gui laughed self-deprecatingly, in vain he thought that he had exhausted his organs, but he didn't want to miss the most critical one. One wrong move, the whole plate is lost. The wall, which was originally thought to be airtight, has actually been chiseled through a long time ago.

118.

For a few days, there was no substantive news from the police station, but I heard that the He family kept bribing people in the police station. Lin Hongwen is very worried, money can make ghosts grind, with He Gui's financial resources, if he is willing to spend blood, maybe he can really let him come out alive.

On the evening of seven days after He Gui was arrested, when Lin Hongwen went home, he found a letter lying quietly in the yard, Xu was afraid that the wind would blow away, and a small stone was tied to it. Lin Hongwen removed the stone and looked at the front and back of the envelope, but there was not a word on the envelope. He took the letter and went into the house, lit an oil lamp, and pulled out the letter. The letter was written by Feng Ping, and it seems to have been written for a while. He said, "Brother Lin, when you saw this letter, I should have been gone. Recently, the wind has been tight, and there seems to be an inner ghost among us, someone has been arrested by the police, maybe it will be my turn next. Thanks to your support in the past two years, we have been able to sustain ourselves. But today, there are more and more Russians, and the Chinese are less and less concerned about this. We feel guilty that we took your money and failed to do what we said we said. So I thought, maybe I can do something to repay you. Brother Lin, if I am arrested one day, I will probably not be able to come back alive, I think they will definitely ask me, who funded the 'Heaven and Ocean'? Don't worry, I won't betray you, since it's all death, I'll do what I can for you in the end. I heard that Yao Shunchang is befriending the police chief, and he has some trouble with your trading firm, since he is so willing to be a lackey of the Russians, I will insist that he is the one who finances us and asks him to be a substitute for the dead. ”

Lin Hongwen folded the letter paper and stretched it out to the oil lamp, lit a fire and burned it. At present, Yao Shunchang is certain to die, and the key depends on whether He Gui can come out alive.

He Gui and Yao Shunchang were arrested for seven days, and the gossip of Fujiadian floated for seven days, and it was even rumored that the two of them had died inside. For a while, there was all speculation, and the businessmen who were usually suppressed by them were gloating at this time and waiting to see the excitement. In addition to the family, there is only the drunken bustard who is worried about them.

Ru Ting listened to the bustard talking to her with a numb face, "Alas, how can you say that this Boss He and Boss Yao have something to do with those 'Heaven and Ocean'?" You said that it's not good to be a rich man to eat, drink and have fun, if you have money, there is nowhere to spend it, what kind of 'heaven and earth' are funded, isn't this disgusting? ”

"Didn't you say that there was more to it than 'the sky is destroying the ocean'?" Qingshuang interjected, "I've heard people say that it seems that Boss He also colluded with the Japanese. ”

"Japanese?" The old bustard pouted in disgust, "He can do it! How can it be said that it is a decent thing to fund the 'Heaven and the Ocean', colluding with the Japanese? Phew! What the hell! ”

The old bustard talked to himself, and found that Ru Ting had not spoken. Remembering that He Gui was Ru Ting's regular customer, he couldn't help but think that Ru Ting was worried about him, so he enlightened, "My silly girl, don't be sad for this kind of person. When people go to the tea to cool, it will pour when it is cold, don't think about it again. ”

Ru Ting smiled weakly and said, "If I hurt my spirits, I will just be like you, and I will be worried that the cash cow is gone." ”

"Let's look for it if it's gone", the old bustard said, "Besides, where is his cash cow, and my cash cow is you." ”

Qingshuang Qingyu laughed for a while, and Ru Ting also bent the corners of her mouth, but she couldn't be happy in the end. Of course, she wasn't worried about He Gui, but when she heard that He Gui was arrested for colluding with the Japanese, she was very uneasy. He Gui colluded with the Japanese, she only told one person, and this person was Lin Hongwen. If He Gui really died inside this time, it wouldn't matter. But if he came out alive, how could he let himself go? Lin Hongwen has always been thoughtful, and it is impossible not to think of this, but he still did it. He Gui has not come to see him since the accident, which shows that in his heart, there is no place for himself at all. A very bad premonition spread in Ru Ting's heart, making her feel more and more scared the more she thought about it.

She remembered that when she and Lin Hongwen met for the first time in Drunken Rouge, she had just sent He Gui away that day, and was just about to go upstairs, when Lin Hongwen happened to come down from upstairs. Later, I heard Qingshuang say that it was Shenlancheng who asked him to come over that day, and Shenlancheng originally wanted to ask her to accompany the guests, but when she heard that she was greeting He Gui, she had to give up. At that time, Lin Hongwen knew that He Gui was her regular customer. Later, Lin Hongwen didn't come for a long time, and when he came again, he revealed that his boss had a conflict with He Gui. It was so coincidental that He Gui also came that day, and he was called away, so he was angry and told him about He Gui's collusion with the Japanese. It was also from that time that he came diligently.

The more Ru Ting thought about it, the more terrible she felt, she remembered the last time she saw Lin Hongwen before the Chinese New Year, and when she talked about those Japanese, Lin Hongwen, who had always spoken little, asked a few words. At that time, she thought that he was worried about the wound on his hand, but when she thought about it, only one or two sentences of those words were concerned about herself, and the rest was to inquire about those Japanese and He Gui's subordinates. In fact, from beginning to end, she was just a chess piece in his hand, and now that the whole game of chess is about to be played, she can also give up this chess.

Ru Ting thought about it, and laughed unconsciously, she laughed at herself for being so stupid. With such a simple truth, why do you only understand now, if he really likes himself, how can he not mention the matter of redeeming himself from the beginning to the present? Ru Ting laughed self-deprecatingly, she remembered the days when she cheated with those liars many years ago, it was really karma.

Ru Ting's inexplicable joy startled the old bustard, pushed her and asked, "What are you happy about?" ”

Ru Ting wiped the corners of her eyes with a smile and said, "I'm going out." ”

The bustard said, "Are you confused? ”

Ru Ting said: "I must go out, there is something I need to figure out." ”

"What's the matter?" The old bustard asked.

"I can't say, but I have to go, within two hours, I will definitely come back", Ru Ting said, taking off the pair of platinum earrings that Lin Hongwen gave her, "This is not a sound, it is platinum, it is more expensive than gold, you let me out, it will be yours." ”

The old bustard glanced at Ru Ting, and then at the earrings in her hand, "Within two hours, you must come back, you can't be late for a while, remember?" ”

Ru Ting nodded, and took off the necklace, ring, bracelet, and brooch, "The earrings belong to you, and these are here first, so that you don't have to worry about me running away, and you won't even be entangled." ”

"Don't come to this set", the old bustard pushed the jewelry back, "If you really want to run, do you still use the coil?" ”

Ru Ting returned to the house, painted her eyebrows, painted her lips, smeared powder, picked out her favorite clothes, dressed up properly, glanced at herself in the mirror, turned around and walked out.

It was already dark outside, and it was snowing. Ru Ting called a carriage and rushed to China Street, but was told by Xu Qingzhi that Lin Hongwen had already gone back first. Ru Ting glanced at the clock standing aside, asked Lin Hongwen's address, and hurriedly said goodbye to Xu Qingzhi and went back to Fu's shop.

By the time she stood at Lin Hongwen's door, nearly an hour had passed. Ru Ting knocked softly on the door, and the door opened in a short time. Lin Hongwen was stunned when he saw her, and then beckoned her in. Ru Ting raised her legs and walked in, only to see that the yard was cleaned up in an orderly manner, and a thin layer of snow had accumulated on the ground, Lin Hongwen said, "It's too cold outside, let's go in and talk about it." ”

Ru Ting shook her head, "No need, just say it here." ”