"Retreat. It's a nice view, but I don't want to die here. ”

"After talking for a long time, you still don't worry about my people? Where he is, or you can tie him up and torture him when you get out of the car! Chen Xinyi's face was a little uncertain, she raised her hand to the front, in front of the villa that was already approaching, there stood an old man who was not tall but had a straight body.

Zhang Ran's eyes were very good, and he could see the snow-white hair on the man's head at a glance, and when he saw the old man's demeanor and dress, Zhang Ran naturally thought of two words in his heart - housekeeper.

"Uncle Fang!"

In contrast, Chen Xinyi was a little excited, she jumped out of the car and ran to the old man, Zhang Ran's only worry was that the old man couldn't withstand Chen Xinyi's momentum. Fortunately, Chen Xinyi didn't really rush to Fang Bo, and when she was a foot away, she finally stopped, and Zhang Ran was also relieved.

"Uncle Fang, my father and Mommy, they ......" As soon as she said this, Chen Xinyi's tears couldn't help but fall again, and Uncle Fang was also in tears. For a while, the atmosphere became extremely sad, making Zhang Ran always feel that it was a sin to stand here without any expression.

For Zhang Ran, tears are already an extremely rare thing, if you use a normal person's point of view, Zhang Ran's tear glands can basically be removed, which belongs to the excess tissues of the body.

"Miss, it's good that you're back, it's good to be back."

That Uncle Fang took out a snow-white square handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his tears, and said to Chen Xinyi.

"Hmm." Chen Xinyi wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, and then her mood stabilized, and under the greeting of Uncle Fang, she led Zhang Ran into the building.

"This is my friend, if it weren't for him, I'm afraid I would have died in the hands of the third uncle a long time ago, let alone later...... Uncle Fang, he will be a member of our family in the future, you should treat him like me. ”

Chen Xinyi's words, Fang Bo naturally nodded, but Zhang Ran listened to it, but he still felt the difference between the master and the servant, even if Chen Xinyi said that Fang Bo was like her elder, "as" is just "as" after all, and there is still a big gap between "yes".

And from the beginning to the present, Zhang Ran's heart is actually not very relieved of this Uncle Fang.

It seems that the other people in this manor have been arranged by Uncle Fang, and it seems that they are afraid of many people and leaking Chen Xinyi's news, but this kind of action is tantamount to covering their ears and stealing the bell for those who have a heart, at least Zhang Ran thinks so.

When Uncle Fang went to Zhang Luo in person and left the two, Zhang Ran asked Chen Xinyi in a low voice: "Do you think he is really reliable?" ”

"Definitely...... Should ......"

Chen Xinyi was originally sure, but when she met Zhang Ran's eyes, the expression on her face became a little hesitant, her eyes were solemn, and she stared at Zhang Ran. It can be seen that Chen Xinyi has feelings for Fang Bo, very deeply, but these days' experience has made Chen Xinyi dare not trust anyone easily, except for Zhang Ran in front of her.

And if you want Chen Xinyi to believe that Uncle Fang is unreliable, then Zhang Ran must give Chen Xinyi a reason and a sufficient evidence. Zhang Ran could only shake his head, he was just a mercenary, not a judge, no matter the reason or evidence, for Zhang Ran, it was superfluous, he lived in this world, as he himself said, he never left the battlefield, and it was his intuition to let him survive on the battlefield.

He intuitively felt that Uncle Fang was unreliable.

"Uncle Fang, he has always been the housekeeper of your family?"

"Well, what's wrong?"

"Then he didn't have a family and no children of his own?" Zhang Ran continued to ask.

Although Chen Xinyi didn't know what these questions had to do with Uncle Fang's loyalty, since it was Zhang Ran's question, she still answered seriously, "Uncle Fang was married, not only had children, but also had grandchildren, but he rarely went home, and most of the time he was in our house. ”

"There are children...... Zhang Ran unconsciously touched himself with his right hand, and his index finger and thumb gently scratched the stubble that came out of his head, making a slight "brush" sound.

"Any questions?"

Regarding Chen Xinyi's question, Zhang Ran pursed his lips and said, "I'll go to the car to pack my things." ”

The two didn't actually salute, and the so-called "things" in Zhang Ran's mouth were the two black travel bags.

Chen Xinyi frowned, her red lips moved, as if she wanted to say that those things were not used in the manor, but when the words came to her mouth, there was still no exit in the end, and she swallowed it back, just looking at Zhang Ran's back in a daze, looking a little overwhelmed.

"It's time to eat, Miss, Mr. Zhang."

Although Uncle Fang is just a housekeeper, he still cooks good dishes, at least Zhang Ran has already smelled the overflowing aroma of vegetables before he enters the restaurant.

"Uncle Fang's craftsmanship is still so good."

Perhaps for Chen Xinyi, this is an extremely familiar taste, the taste of home, naturally, she showed a heartfelt smile on her face, and she couldn't wait to sit down and eat.

Faced with the dishes on the table that are not many but look so exquisite, even Zhang Ran is quite impressed.

"Uncle Fang, is your child okay?"

Halfway through the meal, Zhang Ran suddenly asked.

"Huh?"

Fang Bo, who was still smiling on his face just now, suddenly became extremely stiff.

"Okay, why did Mr. Zhang remember to ask this suddenly?"

Although Uncle Fang quickly lowered his head and avoided the sight of Zhang Ran and Chen Xinyi, it was a pity that he was still one step too late. Zhang Ran turned his head and met Chen Xinyi's gaze, and then the two nodded in unison.

"Uncle Fang, clean up, we're all done."

However, Zhang Ran and Chen Xinyi didn't break it, and after filling their stomachs quietly, they wiped their mouths and asked Uncle Fang to clean up.

"How?"

“……”

Chen Xinyi was a little embarrassed, she believed that Fang Bo was emotionally aimed at her, but everyone has their own weaknesses, and a question just now that Zhang Ran had already exposed his fatal weakness.

"We don't have much time left." Zhang Ran stood up and yawned.

"Shall we continue walking?" Chen Xinyi moved with Zhang Ran's footsteps and unconsciously moved closer to Zhang Ran.

"To be honest, I don't like to be in a passive position all the time......" Zhang Ran pouted and glanced out the window, the sky had gradually darkened, and there was no movement in the manor, it seemed that the other party had either not received the news yet, or planned to act after dark.

"Why don't we talk somewhere else?" Seeing Uncle Fang coming in again, busy, Zhang Ran whispered in Chen Xinyi's ear.

Chen Xinyi almost did not refuse Zhang Ran's request, she nodded and led Zhang Ran to her room.

Although Chen Xinyi did not spend much time in Kuala Lumpur in her life, this estate is different, she spent almost her entire childhood here, so in the room, Zhang Ran saw a lot of things that belonged to the little girl, such as huge white plush toys, and copper wind chimes hanging by the window.

"You're not going to run away, you're going to fight them here?"

Seeing Zhang Ran carrying the two black travel bags into the room and opening them to tidy up, Chen Xinyi couldn't help but ask.

"No, I'm just cleaning up."

The travel bag has a lot of stuff, but it's not just weapons, but also a lot of equipment, such as tactical coats and bulletproof vests.

"You wear this inside."

The sellers contacted by Bai Ran are really professional, although the bulletproof vest in Zhang Ran's hand looks a little old, but Zhang Ran recognized it at a glance that this bulletproof vest is a real US military supply, and it is a standard configuration on the battlefield in Kuwait.

"It's a bit heavy, but the bullet resistance is good." After Chen Xinyi put it on, Zhang Ran casually handed Chen Xinyi a pistol and three magazines and asked her to bring them, "be prepared".

When the things were almost picked up, Zhang Ran got up, checked the equipment on his body, and after making sure that nothing was missing, he walked to the only chair in the room and sat down, facing Chen Xinyi who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

"We don't have any written contracts, do we?"

"Huh?"

Chen Xinyi's eyebrows raised, and she was a little puzzled.

"I mean, we didn't have an agreement that we could walk away alone at any time if I wanted to, right?"

"You're leaving, alone?"

"Yes, because you've hidden a lot of secrets from me, even though you've told some of them, but you haven't told them all, right? And if I'm to accept your employment, that's not enough. ”

"But you promised me......"

"It's one thing to agree, the two mercenary groups of the Skull Society and the briefs, I don't need you to say that I will clean them up, but I don't necessarily have to be involved in your own family, right?" Zhang Ran said expressionlessly.

"And what do you want to know?"

After a moment of silence, Chen Xinyi let out a long breath, as if she had made a decision.

"What do you think?" Zhang Ran did not answer the rhetorical question.

"That's a long, long story." Chen Xinyi stared at Zhang Ran with her eyes fixed and said.

"It doesn't matter, we still have time, and your manor is big enough, I think the other party has already learned a lesson, if you come again, you will definitely make full arrangements, which will also take time."

"Well, where to start? Well, let's start with my grandfather, we are not Malaysians, my grandfather came to Malaysia by boat when he was about 20 years old, and he smuggled ......."

Chen Xinyi really didn't lie, the story about her family, as soon as she opened her mouth, she couldn't stop, even if she looked at Chen Xinyi's grandfather with Zhang Ran's life experience, it also felt like listening to a legendary story, a young man who smuggled in, from nothing to black and white, as if it was Xu Wenqiang, a legendary figure in Shanghai in the early 20th century.

And just like most rich second generations, the old man's three children did not inherit all his good qualities, such as Chen Xinyi's father, who neither liked the intrigue in the mall nor was willing to contact the swords and swords on the underworld, but was obsessed with academic research and became a professor.

As for the eldest Chen Shanren and the third Chen Lianghui, they barely took half of the old man's path.

Time slipped away little by little in Chen Xinyi's narration, during which Fang Bo came twice, wanted to speak and stopped, but was sent away by Chen Xinyi. When the old-fashioned wall clock in the living room struck ten o'clock, Zhang Ran came to the window and looked at the manor shrouded in darkness.

"Here they are."

This book was first published in Reading Books