The man smiled politely, "Madam, rest assured, he is safe now." ”

Shen Qiangrose saw that he didn't smile at all, but the style was very strict, and she couldn't tell whether what he said was true or false at the moment, so she said, "Show me the photo." ”

The man laughed and handed her the picture, "Madame's brother is very smart, he thinks about how to escape every day, and our people won't touch him now, but maybe one day he runs away again, maybe someone will shoot him in the head." ”

Shen Qiangrose was so frightened that she couldn't speak, and in front of her was a photo of Shen Zhongzhen huddled in the corner, he was wearing an ill-fitting gown, and his face was very flowery, but those eyes were tough.

She didn't feel that her eyes were hot, "Since you brought me here, why don't you tell me what you want?" ”

He didn't want to show too much weakness at this time, and gently wiped the corners of his eyes, "I tell you, if anything happens to my brother, I will definitely not let you go." ”

The man sneered, "Madam, it's all this time, I advise you to cooperate." ”

Shen Qiangrose saw him smiling treacherously, and her heart became more and more resentful, and she couldn't say anything at the moment. Thinking that this person followed her all the way to her nose, I thought that he was prepared, or that there was an insider to help him.

She thought about it for a moment, and then said, "Aren't you afraid, and I'll order you to be arrested now?" ”

The man clearly showed disdain, "Madame is a smart person, since I dare to come here to find you, how can I be defenseless?" ”

He looked at the guards around him before he said, "Madame can naturally order someone to arrest me, torture me, or even kill me." But what about after you kill me? Will your brother come back? ”

Seeing Shen Qiangrose tightly clutching the broken tassel on her shawl, she was trembling slightly. He paused before he said, "I'm just a messenger of news, and I've been ordered by my head to bring a message to Madame." ”

Shen Qiangrose was depressed, and she felt more and more confused in her heart, so she asked softly, "What words?" At this time, it seemed to know it, but there was still a trace of luck, raised his eyes to look, and saw the man smiling, "Leave Qishao, as long as you leave him, your brother will be safe." ”

Shen Qiangrose couldn't help but shed tears, she closed her eyes slightly, the corners of her lips were twitching, and she said slowly: "You guys are too bullying." ”

She opened her eyes, her eyes were extremely cold, "Why should I believe you?" She asked this, and she only felt that her body was shaking, as if she couldn't resist the hot wind, and wanted to fall to the ground.

Her heart was also like being burned by fire, but the remaining reason still made her say: "I want to see my brother immediately, as long as he is safe, I will leave Qishao." ”

The man nodded, and when he saw her biting her lip tightly, he said, "This is natural, you will see your brother soon, and at the same time, please keep your promise, otherwise next time, it may not be so easy to finish." ”

She didn't want to speak anymore, she stretched out her hand to wipe her tears, and after a little slowdown, she turned around and went to the car, and the garrison who was waiting on the side saw her pale face, and couldn't help asking, "Madam, are you okay?" ”

She had a lot of mixed minds at this time, and she didn't have too much psychology, but she shook her head slightly, and sat down in the car like a walking corpse, and then heard the guard ask, "Madam, who was that person just now?" It's suspicious to look at. When he saw that Shen Qiangrose looked like he didn't know what to do, he became more and more convinced of the soldier's intuition.

raised his chin at the guards on the side, Shen Qiangrose looked over, and saw several guards making a gesture to arrest someone, so he said, "Let him go." ”

When she saw what the garrison had to say, she said more and more with certainty, "Let him go." ”

The garrison was alert, but when he saw her say this, he did not disobey her, and answered yes, and then waved his hand, and the guard stopped. He closed the car door, and when he saw Shen Qiangrose closing his eyes, he whispered to the guards beside him, "Send someone to follow him." ”

Shen Qiangrose's mind sank more and more at this time, and she vaguely heard the car starting, she thought about what to do now that she was being coerced? Or tell Su Huiyi about this, but how should he deal with it? In the end, it is a two-pronged problem, one side told him, on the other hand, he may lose his brother, and on the other hand, if he doesn't tell him, do you really want to leave? She took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, and when she opened her eyes, she saw that the sky outside the window was beautiful and warm. Although Jingping is a small city, it is very lively and noisy, the street is paved with bluestone roads, there are some food shops on both sides, because the weather is too hot, many simply set up stalls in front of the door, the flow of people in the past is both mixed and many, and it is extraordinarily crowded to see.

The car only drove two streets, and then entered a sloping alley, only to see a few sycamore trees verdant, dense branches and leaves blocking the high courtyard wall, the shadows of the trees mottled on the bluestone ground, and at that end sat a large western-style house, the garden alone extended to the mouth of the alley, very magnificent.

There was also a sentry at the door, the car drove directly in, several maids came out one after another, opened the car door for her, she was very troubled at this time, seeing the maid to help herself, she followed her into the hall, which is also luxuriously decorated, the sunlight shines in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the hall seems to be full of color.

She didn't bother to look closely, she just said, "I'm very tired and want to rest for a while." ”

The maid responded coincidentally, and helped her to the second floor, the stairs were pure white turns, because there was no carpet, she walked more and more carefully, and finally arrived at the bedroom, she smiled politely at the maid, "You go and get busy." ”

Push the door in, you will see a huge square hall, there are also floor-to-ceiling windows, there are a few Western oil paintings on the wall, she glanced tiredly, and then went to the bedroom, seeing the pure white tent next to the bed gently swinging, she only felt that the whole heart was also like this tent, fluttering.

Leaning on the bed, but there is no sleep, thinking about what to do over and over again, there is a clock hanging in the room, which rings in the ears all at once, and listening to it at the moment, but it makes people more and more anxious. She felt her whole heart jump out, and looked around, but it was empty, and she slowly exhaled a breath before closing her eyes.

As soon as Su Huiyi arrived in Jingping, he convened a meeting of several garrison staff officers, and because of Shen Zhongzhen's matter, many roadblocks were temporarily added, and all shops and taverns were strictly investigated, until the evening, there was still no news.

Originally, several people were waiting in the office of the military department, and when it was more than eight o'clock, the doctor came to change the medicine for Su Huiyi, but he didn't care about it at all, so he just waved his hand impatiently and turned the doctor away.

There was a floor clock in the office, and when the sound rang vigorously, he frowned, and threw the documents in his hand on the table. He picked up the cigarette on the table and lit it, and took two puffs silently before saying, "Is there any news from Nanping?" ”

It turned out that Nanping was fighting with Fusang, and all the power lines had lost contact, so he couldn't know whether Shen Zhongzhen was in Nanping or not, so he had to send someone over to check the situation yesterday.

When Xie Changfei heard this, he said, "It is estimated that it will not arrive until tomorrow." ”

He slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, as if exhausted, "You all go out." ”

Several people knew that it was inconvenient to say more at this moment, so they got up and walked out. At this time, the night outside is getting darker, the office lights are on, and the glass windows reflect the interior scene, which looks lifeless. He finished the cigarette one by one, and the smoke swirled around his face, as if wrapped in a layer of melancholy.

I got up and picked up the phone, dialed the familiar number, and it took a long time for someone on the other end to speak, "Who is it?" ”

His voice was very calm, "Father, where is Shen Zhongzhen?" ”

Su Shengbai at the other end probably didn't expect him to be so straightforward, so he said: "Old Seven, you are a person who does great things, don't ruin your future for a woman." ”

He closed his eyes and said impatiently, just lightly: "What did you think again?" ”

Su Shengbai sighed, "Now that the south is in chaos, I have sent an envoy to the north to officially marry them, so that not only can we solve the immediate urgency, but also the north and south will be a family in the future, Lao Qi, as long as you marry the young lady of the Gu family, what will the future situation look like, I don't need to say more." ”

Su Huiyi sneered, and all his reason collapsed at this moment, "Father is really scheming. ”

Su Shengbai didn't get angry, "Old Seven, you can see the current situation very clearly, if these people come from the south again, then we won't even have the qualifications to sit down and talk with the north, taking advantage of the fact that there is no chaos at the moment, marriage is the only way." ”

Outside the window, the night was endless, and as far as the eye could see, it was pitch black. It was as if it had always been so dark, and he stood motionless, and now the branches rustled in the wind, and he heard his own heartbeat, and could not help saying, "I will not marry her, and I will not marry anyone else." ”

Su Shengbai snorted as he expected him to say this, "The envoy from the north has already sent a telegram back, saying that the Gu family has agreed to the marriage, and the whole country will be connected in two days." ”

He paused, and his tone softened slightly, "As long as you are willing to marry the young lady of the Gu family, I will let Shen Zhongzhen go." ”

Su Huiyi quietly looked at his shadow on the window, the wind outside gradually became louder, as if he was whimpering, and his heart tightened when he heard it, and he said, "I won't marry her." ”

After saying this, he hung up the phone, and at this moment he only felt his blood surge, and he couldn't help but blow all the things on the table to the ground, and the ground crackled.

He had always been calm and self-controlled, and he slowed down a little, but as if he didn't want to stay for a minute, he strode out and ordered, "Go and prepare the car, I want to go back." ”

Walking all the way, as if even the heart was mentioned in the throat, because the car was always available, so he drove to the bottom of the steps with a greeting, the sky was dark and boundless, even if it was a summer night, the wind blew on his cheeks but it was cool, he was silent, only three steps and two steps down.