In the train box, Situ Ming asked with a smile: "Nephew, you handled these grassroots officials very well just now, and there were two hits." ”

Yuexi replied respectfully: "It's all Uncle Situ's face, I'll just stain some light, if it weren't for my uncle, where would they pay attention to a little person like me, I was a security chief in the Yizi Street of Emerald Town, and I have long been used to seeing these high-spirited officials on weekdays, but when I meet these people who are so polite today, I feel a little uncomfortable." ”

Situ Ming smiled: "It's good that you can have such a peaceful attitude, you can't do it seriously in the officialdom, but you have to live on face, after all, you know some people, and whoever you have eaten and taken a photo with may save you a lot of trouble at some point, you can go to the dinner that a few people from the Development Bureau invited you to just now, the person surnamed Li and the person named William are not bad, and they don't have too deep backgrounds, it doesn't hurt for you to make friends, as for a few people from the inspection hall and the provincial government, just get by on the face, and push the dinner if you can, The other party said that I guess they didn't take it seriously, as for the ball game, I suggest you don't participate, but in private, you can go and see, you can take this card, it will be convenient to enter and exit the polo field in the future, go to see more, don't participate, observe more, there is a doorway. Of course, the technique of bird riding still needs to be practiced. After speaking, Situ Ming handed a silver membership card to Yuexi.

Yuexi looked at it carefully, put it away carefully, and said, "Listen to my uncle, I will definitely watch and practice more when I go back." Well, by the way, why didn't you see Uncle Greve, didn't he go today? “

"The Ministry of the Interior is generally faceless to the outside, they are disciplined, and even when they are out on duty, they act alone, in separate compartments in the back, and this time they are responsible for the arrest of Hugh Freman, and the Joint Operations Group is responsible for the rest. Even if you see your Uncle Greeve for a while, don't take the initiative to say hello, the Ministry of Internal Affairs doesn't have contact with anyone to the outside world, don't embarrass Greif, understand" Situ Ming and Yuexi explained in detail.

Yuexi counted a great increase in knowledge, nodded again and again, Situ Ming said again: "There is a lot to learn, it's nothing, the key is yourself, when your position is high and your strength is strong, someone will naturally come to talk to you, take a break, you will be busy for a while." ”

Emerald Town, Freman's Mansion, today Freyman did not go to the town office as usual, he had locked himself in his room for a night and did not come out, apparently the gentle tribune's gaffe last night had been known to everyone.

The housekeepers and servants of the mansion are all in a mess, the original orderly order of the entire mansion has been completely destroyed, in the corridor on the second floor, even the fallen artworks are not cared for, some people who know a little about the inside story have been secretly stealing valuable objects in the mansion and preparing to slip away, most of the servants who do not know the truth get together to discuss the strange situation of the master, and all the clues and gossip have been gathered into a version of the story by the mouth of the rare congregation, All sorts of speculations and possibilities have been distorted into an almost bizarre version by people who are constantly spreading over and over again.

People are always tired of such a slightly mysterious and uncertain little story, completely forgetting that the tribune they are discussing enthusiastically is their own master, and the fate of most of them is actually closely related to the tribune, sharing weal and woe, at this moment, it seems that they feel that only such ridicule can relieve the fear of the unknown and the powerlessness of not being able to control their own destiny, the faithful manservant of the house ran to the old butler's room, panting and said: "Butler Hassan, it's not good, the house is in chaos, Is something wrong with the adults, what should we do? ”

Dressed in a black suit and well-behaved, Hassan's butler still maintained his professional demeanor, and said without changing his face: "Panicked, what does it look like, Hartung, take good care of your collar, how many times have you said, we are professional housekeepers, no matter what time it is, we must maintain our due professionalism, you go and gather everyone, let them not chew their tongues, find the deputy guard captain, let him summon all the guards in, and whoever dares to talk nonsense will be punished according to the rules." ”

Hartung did not follow his father's opinion this time, but boldly retorted: "Father, the deputy guard captain swept up the things in the house and ran away with a few subordinates, there must be something big going on here, let's run too, otherwise it will be too late." ”

"Nonsense, whoever gives him such audacity, Master Freman will not let him go, and watch out for your words, Hartung steward, during working hours, please call me Hassan's butler, or sir. In this way, you don't care about the rest, go to the room of the lady and the young master, tell them the situation, let them get ready, I will go to see the master, you go, by the way, you can also prepare. Although Hassan still kept his composure, but the current bad situation was completely beyond the scope of what he could deal with as a steward, at the moment he was only holding on to the foolish insistence, stubbornly believing that the master could certainly solve the current trouble, as long as he could see the tribune for a while, everything would be solved, the old butler was so sure of this, sent away his own son Hartung, and hurried to Freman's room.

The old housekeeper knocked on the door, but there was no response, the door was hidden, and it was dark inside, and Hassan couldn't care much more, so he said loudly outside the door: "Master Hugh, I'm Hassan, I'm coming in." Then he boldly opened the door and went in, and entered the room, the lights were turned off, and the thick curtains were all pulled up, and Hassan, with his familiarity with the room, walked to the window, and opened all the curtains, and the light of Jin Yaofu re-illuminated the whole room, and Hassan was frightened, and the whole master bedroom was messy, and the furniture, ornaments, glassware, etc., were smashed everywhere, the expensive musk wool mattress was torn and smashed, and the gray cow wool was scattered everywhere, and the wine bottles were rolling down all over the bed. Lord Freman was still noble and decent at this moment, his head was scattered, he was holding the wine bottle in his hand, and he couldn't stop putting yellow soup in his mouth, and the unique aroma of narcotics mixed with the stench of alcohol was everywhere, Hassan's butler was stunned, and angrily stepped forward and snatched the wine bottle from Freman's hand, pulled him up, helped him to the chair, and said solemnly: "Sir, wake up, why have you drunk so much wine, and used such a high dose of anesthetic, you can't do this, it will be life-threatening." ”

Freman looked decadent, looked at the potions on the table, and said with a wry smile: "This is the first time I've used this kind of play, and they all say that this kind of play can make people forget the pain, but I used so much, why is it completely ineffective, Hassan." ”

Hassan stood there and said with concern: "Master, you can't be like this, you are the pillar of the house, no matter when it comes, you must hold on, get up quickly, I will serve you, clean it, I think no matter what it is, there will always be a way." ”

Freman looked at his loyal butler and said with a wry smile: "Hassan, there is no way, it's over, it's completely over, there's really no way." ”

Until this moment, Hassan's mental defense line also collapsed, his confidence in Freman in the past thirty years has completely collapsed, Freman has been mixed with officialdom, long-sleeved and good at dancing, he has experienced a lot of winds and waves, the housekeeper has never seen Freman say that there is no way to say this, he doesn't know what to say at this moment, the two of them were silent for a while, and the housekeeper opened his mouth first: "Then what are you going to do, Mrs. and Young Master must have an arrangement, I have asked Hartung to go to Mrs. Young Master to prepare, or let them go first, It's better to take refuge in the countryside and then find a way to escape to Harbour City in the north or east. What do you say? ”

Freman's eyes lit up, he didn't expect Hassan to be so loyal, yes, he couldn't run, but his son had to find a way, obviously the housekeeper's idea was a way, Freman calmed down, took out the key to the vault, handed it to Hassan, and said solemnly: "Hassan, you go and take out all the money and things in the vault, give it to Mrs., let Hartung take her and my son to the countryside to hide first, and then go to Harbour City, find a smuggler named Ket, I will write a handwritten letter to you, he sees it, and will help." ”

After saying that, the master and the servant were all busy, Freman quickly wrote a text message, wrote down the detailed address and contact information, Hassan packed Freman's savings for many years, Freman handed the letter to him, and finally instructed: "Hassan, help me give my things to Madame, pass a message for me, I am sorry for her, let her take care of our son." ”

"Master, what should you do?" Hassan asked.

Freman sat down a little sadly when he heard this, "I can only wait here, if I don't hold on, no one will be able to leave, Hassan, you go, don't come back, thank you, so many years of service, go." Freman looked at the loyal servant and wanted to say more, but when the words came to his lips, he held back, and just waved his hand to tell Hassan to hurry up.

Hassan hurried to meet Hartung, and at the back door of the mansion, where Hartung was waiting with his wife and young master, Hassan ran over and handed Hartung the package containing belongings and letters, and said, "Take Mrs. and children to the countryside to hide first, and when the wind passes, follow the instructions on the letter to Harbour City."

"Father, come with us." Hartung said eagerly.

"No, you go first, quickly, it's too late. Remember, no matter what, protect the lady and the young master. Hassan gave his son one last word of advice, and then turned and went back, fulfilling his duty to accompany his master until the last moment. He resolutely walked into Freman's bedroom, several soldiers in gray military uniforms were standing in Freman's room, an officer-like man was looking through the documents in the room, Freman was lying on the sofa chair, with blood on the corner of his mouth, obviously out of breath, Hassan rushed up desperately, was stopped by several soldiers, the officer raised his head, glanced at Hassan, and said: "I am Lieutenant Colonel Gref, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, responsible for investigating the case of Hugh Freman, the tribune of Emerald Town, are you his butler?" Where are his wives and children? ”

"I won't tell you, you murderers, the lord has been killed by you, and now you don't even want to let go of women and children, dreaming, you just kill me, I won't say it, come on, you executioners." Hassan said impassionedly.

Gref was not angry, and said: "I think, there may be some misunderstanding between us, I have no intention of hurting Freman's family, Freman committed suicide by taking poison in fear of crime, he tried to kill Liu Yuexi on the train, but killed Liu Lin of the Transportation Bureau, Denis and other accomplices have confessed, most of Freman's income from smuggling and tax deduction over the years is in his vault, my people have just checked, the property of the vault has been taken away, this is stolen money, must be recovered, I think, you will not hinder me from performing official duties, right, Freyman's crimes, you, as someone close to him, won't be ignorant of them. ”

Hassan didn't know how to answer for a while, and what the other party said should be true. Outside the door, two soldiers walked in and reported to Gref: "Sir, Freman's wife and son have been caught, and all their belongings have been confiscated, and they are all here. With that, he picked up the package that the butler was familiar with and handed it to Gref.

Hearing this, Hassan was extremely frightened, and asked tremblingly: "Master Jun, have you seen a young man who is with his wife and young master, dressed similarly to me." ”

One of the soldiers replied, "Yes, you're talking about the one in the suit, well, yes, but it's strange, the servants of the whole mansion didn't resist when they saw us, but this one in a suit is different, it's crazy, he is holding a cabinet knife, and attacking us like crazy,"

"How's he doing?" Hearing this, Hassan's face was already full of tears.

"Oh, it's a pity, he's dead, we really can't stop him, he insists on fighting with force, we have to do it. In fact, he doesn't seem to know how to use a knife, so why should he resist so fiercely. The other soldier said plainly. Hassan collapsed to the ground and cried, "Oh my God, what have I done?" ”