Chapter 43: Bullying
"Mom, do you have anything to tell us when you call us?"
Liu Yunyan glanced at Su Hua, and then asked hypocritically. Du Zhen walked over to them.
With a few snaps, Du Zhen slapped Liu Yunyan and Su Hua in the face. Liu Yunyan and Su Hua were angry and puzzled.
"Mom, why did you hit us?" Liu Yunyan and Su Hua asked in unison. Aggrieved, his lips trembled frequently.
Du Zhen turned around, turned his back to them and sighed. Then he turned and walked over to them.
"I asked you to clean up that Chu Ruoxi, and now Shangguan Xun knows about it. What if I am to blame? ”
Du Zhen grabbed Liu Yunyan's body very helplessly and shook it a few times. It seems to be venting anger.
"Mom, don't you mean that you let us clean her up?"
Liu Yunyan tried to push Du Zhen's hand away and made an innocent appearance. Don't forget to ask angrily.
"Mom, you don't have to worry. I've done that. ”
Su Hua hooked his mouth and sneered. A confident look.
When Du Zhen heard her say this, the doubts in his heart were reduced a lot. He motioned for Su Hua to continue.
"I sold her to traffickers." Su Hua leaned close to Du Zhen's ear and said with a dark smile: "And I also specially instructed them to sell her far away from the capital." ”
After listening to Su Hua's words, Du Zhen's face changed from unease to pleasure.
"I think no one will be able to find her for a while. When the time comes, we'll have to move on to the next step. ”
Liu Yunyan also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Du Zhen's relaxed face. Said hurriedly.
"Then if Shangguan Xun asks, who wants to say this matter, then the old rules will be handled."
The corners of Du Zhen's mouth hooked, revealing a sinister smile. Suddenly, the room was filled with the triumphant laughter of the three of them.
"Sell steamed buns, sell steamed buns." The street was filled with shouts and shouts. Shangguan Xun was attracted by the shouting.
He suddenly remembered that Chu Ruoxi also had a younger brother. So I sold some hot buns for him to bring them, and asked for directions by the way.
Shangguan Xun finally found the alley where Chu Ruoxi lived. Then he walked to the door and knocked on it a few times, but the door never opened.
In the middle of the night, an old man with a hoe passed by. Shangguan Xun stepped forward and stopped him.
"This old man, I want to ask, do you know where the owner of this house has gone?"
The old man paused, and a smile appeared on his face. Then he shook his head and looked at Shangguan Xun.
"You mean this man, right?" The old man swept his beard, as if he knew it in his heart: "He can't find his people anywhere except to Wanchun Building or the casino all day long." ”
After listening to the old man's words, Shangguan Xun thanked him. Then he walked straight to Wanchun Tower.
went to Wanchun Tower, but Chu Purlin was never seen. So Shangguan Xun walked to the casino.
The casino was full of people, and there was a mixture of fish and dragons. Shangguan Xun passed through table after table, but he had not found Chu Purlin.
"Dare to gamble if you don't have money? Look at my buddies who won't break a leg of you today. ”
Suddenly, several strong men shouted loudly, fists and kicks at a man on the ground. A violent beating.
Shangguan Xun took a closer look and found that the man who was beaten turned out to be Chu Ling. So he stepped forward.
"Big brothers, stop fighting. May I ask what happened to this little brother? ”
Shangguan Xun stepped forward to stop them from beating people. Then he asked.
"Heh, if you don't want to die, don't be nosy. This thing owes money and doesn't pay it back, be careful that a few buddies will beat you together. ”
One of the strong men waved the stick in his hand and looked at Shangguan Xun with disdain. Ill-intentioned sarcasm.
"How much does he owe you? So, I paid the money, and I took the people away? How is it? ”
Shangguan Xun took out a bag of silver and handed it to them. The strong man took it and saw that he had given too much, and hurriedly bowed and thanked him, and let him go.
"Thank you Childe for rescuing me, thank you Childe for rescuing me." Chu Ling got up from the ground and kept bowing to Shangguan Xun.
Shangguan Xun took him and quickly got out of the casino. The two came to an alley one after the other.
"Do you know what would have happened to you if it weren't for me?"
Shangguan Xun suddenly felt angry in his heart. There are even some who hate that iron does not become steel.
Chu Ling clasped his hands into fists and began to bow and thank him non-stop. He nodded hurriedly to show that he was clear.
"Okay, okay, don't bow all the time. I want you to understand the rules in the casino, and the people in the casino all recognize money and don't recognize people, and even ruthless. I guess you saw it with your own eyes? ”
After Shangguan Xun's lesson, Chu Ling hurriedly nodded and said yes.
"In the future, if you gamble, you will cut off your hands." Shangguan Xun said in a tone of intimidation.
"I won't dare again. I really don't dare I swear, I swear. ”
Chu Ling raised his hand to make an oath gesture and said with an oath. Then Shangguan Xun nodded at him.
"I am the pavilion master of Baijiao Pavilion, and I am friends with your sister. But I haven't seen your sister today, do you know where she went? ”
Shangguan Xun narrowed his eyes and looked at Chu Ling. He asked slowly.
"My sister didn't go to you? She didn't come home either. What's the matter? ”
When Chu Ling heard this, he suddenly became a little worried. Hurriedly asked Shangguan Xundao.
When Shangguan Xun heard this, he felt that the situation was not good. So he asked Chu Ling to go home first, and he hurried to the palace to find Si Jing.
Si Jing practiced his sword in the back garden. Shangguan Xun wanted to come forward to talk to him, but was stopped by the guards beside him. In desperation, Shangguan Xun could only wait in place.
After Si Jing finished practicing his sword, Shangguan Xun walked straight up.
"His Highness the Evil King!" Shangguan Xun stepped forward and bowed his hand. Then he signaled that he was in a hurry to find him.
Si Jing retreated from the subordinates next to him. Then let Shangguan Xun continue.
"His Royal Highness the Evil King, something may have happened to Chu Ruoxi. I haven't seen her today. I went to the place where she lived, but I didn't find anyone. ”
Shangguan Xun frowned slightly. A sad look.
Si Jing didn't know why, and when he heard that Chu Ruoxi had an accident, the whole person felt a little uncomfortable.
He put the sword in his scabbard. Sit on the stone pier, pick up the teacup and drink the water in the cup.
Jun's eyebrows were slightly locked, and the expression on his face was extremely complicated. It's unpredictable.
"His Royal Highness the Evil King, Shangguan Xun wants to ask for your help today. I hope to find Chu Ruoxi soon. Shangguan Xun clenched his fists again.
I don't know why, when Si Jing heard that Chu Ruoxi was gone, he was worried. He fell into deep thought.
"Hmm. Let me do it. Si Jingju looked at Shangguan Xun. The scorching gaze seemed to convince one that the operation would be a success.
Si Jing was still in a state of worry. I also feel a little subtle and even puzzled. Why is his mind full of questions about whether Chu Ruoxi can come back safely.
Si Jing suppressed his inner thoughts. Then he cleared his throat.
"Someone, give me orders. From now on, you will take a team of people to search me inside and outside the capital. Another team is in charge of the investigation. ”
Then Shangguan Xun handed over Chu Ruoxi's portrait to Si Jing. His men took the paper and went to work.
Sure enough, Si Jing's strength was incomparably strong. After a while, the capital was plastered with Chu Ruoxi's portrait. Things seem to be going well.
After saying goodbye, Shangguan Xun returned to Baijiao Pavilion. Du Zhen seemed to have been waiting there for a long time, and his heart couldn't let go of it after seeing Shangguan Xun.
"How? Did you find someone? Du Ji stepped forward to greet him and followed Shangguan Xun's steps step by step.
Shangguan Xun's brows were still slightly furrowed. It seems that no one can be found. Du Zhen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"His Royal Highness the Evil King has used force to start an investigation, and I believe that it won't be long before someone can be found."
Shangguan Xun sighed and said hysterically. This sentence completely frightened Du Zhen's heart that he was about to put down
"What? You're saying that His Highness the Evil King is also involved in this matter. Du Ji suddenly became a little impatient and a little incredible.
Shangguan Xun sensed her reaction and looked at her with deep eyes. Only then did Du Zhen suppress his emotions and pretend to be as usual.
Then Shangguan Xun didn't care too much. Walked into the room alone.
The Du Mansion has not been at peace since Chu Ruoxi came. Mrs. Du took the lead in making Du Fu chickens restless.
In order to avoid Master Du's clutches, Chu Ruoxi lied that he had been here for a few days.
"What kind of heart do you think this woman has? As the saying goes, marrying a chicken is a chicken, marrying a dog is a dog, this woman will not let the master touch it when she marries, are you not clean? ”
Mrs. Du and a group of concubines gathered in the pavilion, chatting with melon seeds. Suddenly, when he saw Chu Ruoxi appear, he immediately talked about it as if he had exploded.
Chu Ruoxi didn't have any anger when he heard this. Carrying the bucket, he continued to walk to the well to fetch water.
"Stop. The Great Lady is in front of you. Are you blind or dumb? ”
Mrs. Du stepped on the rope with the bucket with one foot. With her hands on her waist, her shrewd appearance was exposed.
Chu Ruoxi walked to another well, leaned down and continued to draw water. This time, Mrs. Du was very angry. hurriedly instructed those concubines to teach her a lesson.
"You broken flowers, is it useful to be pretending to be serious in front of us?"
One of the concubines kicked over the water that Chu Ruoxi had beaten. The other concubine tugged at Chu Ruoxi's sleeve and pulled it back.
"What? Don't deceive people too much. Chu Ruoxi shook the concubine's hand away from him and asked calmly.
Seeing Chu Ruoxi's reaction, Mrs. Du felt even more unhappy. made it even more arrogant to make things difficult for her.
"It's not clean, do you know that I'm the right-going lady in this mansion?"
Mrs. Du motioned for the two concubines to go away, and she wanted to teach Chu Ruoxi a lesson herself. In her eyes, Chu Ruoxi is an ant who doesn't know what to do.