Chapter 21: The Plan Begins
"There's no reason, Dashuai, it's impossible for the fourth sister to leave Shanghai pregnant, I've seen her at noon, and it doesn't look like she's pregnant, let alone leaving Shanghai!" The fifth aunt, who usually likes to add fuel to the fire, was also disgusted by Du Huancheng's expression, and couldn't help but speak.
"Still speaking for her! Are you all trying to me off! β
The people in the room have quieted down again, Du Huancheng has lost his temper a lot of times, but it is rare that there is such a thunderous and angry time, to be honest, even the third aunt is a little frightened, how should this matter end? Why did the fourth child leave Shanghai and leave the Dashuai Mansion?
Early this morning, as usual, those who should go out went out, and those who should be at home were at home, but when it was time to eat at noon, I couldn't find the fourth aunt, and the third aunt thought that she went out and didn't tell anyone else, so she didn't care much, just thought that she would come back in the evening.
But I didn't expect that at three or four o'clock, Du Huancheng actually went home, bringing a lot of people with a huge momentum, and the third aunt who didn't know why also saw that the situation was not simple, and hurriedly called Du Qilin, who was sleeping, and the fifth aunt, who was playing with Du Qing in the backyard, to come to the hall. Who knows, it turned out to be the fourth aunt's personal maid who said that the fourth aunt knocked her unconscious, and then left the Dashuai Mansion alone, and even she said that the fourth aunt had been pregnant for two months and had been hiding from Dashuai.
Everyone was shocked, not to mention Du Huancheng, the pillow person.
Later, Adjutant Kang came back and reported that someone had seen the fourth aunt appear at the train station in the morning, and said that he had seen her get on the train, which was a train heading north.
In other words, the fourth aunt was pregnant with a child and left Shanghai alone for unknown reasons.
But no matter which reason it is, Du Huancheng can't let go of the fourth aunt, once the fourth aunt is found, the consequences are unimaginable.
"Dashuai, Mr. Lin and Mr. Jiang are coming to find the young marshal at the door."
Du Qilin waved his hand: "Let them go, when do you know when you make trouble for me now, let them leave first, wait for me to see if I can send them off in time!" β
The servant nodded and took the order, but was stopped by Du Huancheng: "Wait a minute, let them come in." β
"Dad," Du Qilin suddenly became nervous: "What are they letting in for?" The ugliness of the family should not be publicized, in case they leaked the news, wouldn't it make the Marshal's Mansion lose face? β
"Yes, Dashuai, they are about to leave Shanghai, don't come here to make trouble for you at this time." The fifth aunt was too rare to stand on Du Qilin's side, she was worried that she would have to leave, but she would be insulted by Du Huancheng for a few words, which made her unhappy.
Du Huancheng thought about it, and what Du Qilin said was right, so he changed his words and said, "Forget it, don't let them in." β
"Huh." And the servant took the command to go down.
After Lin Jianbin and Jiang Yang saw that the Dashuai's Mansion was brightly lit, they looked at each other and smiled, and left the Dashuai's Mansion side by side.
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"Dad, didn't you say that someone knew which train the fourth aunt got on, so if you send someone to chase it, wouldn't you be able to catch up?" Du Qilin made a plan.
Du Huancheng said angrily: "Childish! β
"It's better than sitting here and not doing anything, right? Don't say anything else, the fourth aunt is my younger brother in her belly, your son, can you ignore him? β
"Kirin, don't say it!" The third aunt was too afraid that Du Huancheng's disaster would lead to Du Qilin, so she hurriedly stopped: "The big handsome has the consideration of the big handsome, you just wait here quietly." β
Du Qilin muttered, "What can you think?" β
"You don't believe it when you say you're naΓ―ve, but now it looks like you're a toddler IQ!" Du Huancheng was so angry with Du Qilin that he snorted coldly: "Do you think that woman will be so easy to see that she left by train?" She must have thought about it for a long time to think about leaving with the child, and if she was seen so quickly, wouldn't she just wait for me to catch her? β
"Huh? What do you mean? Du Qilin was puzzled: "If you don't leave by train, how else can you leave?" β
The third aunt saw Du Huancheng sitting on the sofa, and knew that Du Huancheng already knew in his heart, and at the same time sympathized with the fourth child, she was helpless, after all, running away is a small matter, and a child is a big matter.
Adjutant Kang saw that Du Qilin was still confused, so he kindly explained: "The marshal has already instructed me to block all waterways and docks, as long as there is the whereabouts of the fourth aunt, I will come to inform you immediately, the young marshal rest assured, the fourth aunt must not have left Shanghai yet." β
Du Qilin suddenly realized: "It turned out that I left by boat, what did I say?" How eye-catching it would be to take the train! β
"By boat?" Du Huancheng sneered: "I'm afraid it's not a simple boat!" β
Before Du Qilin could understand the meaning of Du Huancheng's words, he saw seven or eight men in military uniforms running in in a hurry, looking as if something had changed.
The man in military uniform who took the lead spoke to Adjutant Kang in a low voice, and after Adjutant Kang heard the report, his expression froze for a moment, Du Huancheng looked at Adjutant Kang and said in a deep voice: "Say!" Where is the woman? β
"Dashuai..."Adjutant Kang stumbled: "The fourth aunt has found it, but, but,"
"But what?" Du Huancheng also saw that something was unusual, hurriedly stood up, and said loudly: "Say, what happened!" β
"The fourth aunt is too dead, she was burned alive."
On the Chengxing Wharf, nearly a few hundred people were standing, looking at the three corpses in front of them, not daring to speak.
Cargo ships are generally professionally trained crews, so in the event of an accident, they will flee for their lives as soon as possible, that is, if something happens to a cargo ship, it is common for the cargo to be destroyed, but there is not much problem with people.
Three people were burned alive on a boat, and it seemed that the three people burned to death were all unusual people.
When Du Huancheng and his party arrived, Chengxing Wharf was already a group of people, and Adjutant Kang organized the evacuation of the crowd and asked people to find the person in charge of the wharf.
"Say! What the hell is going on! β
The three corpses are all unrecognizable, except for the fact that they can be identified as men and women from the body shape, the rest can no longer be seen, Du Qilin looked at the three corpses lying side by side, and he was about to vomit out what he ate at noon.
The foreman of Chengxing Wharf hurriedly said: "That's right, this batch of goods was loaded on the ship at half past three, and it was ready to leave at half past four, it was a cargo ship destined for Xi'an, and the goods on it were all Japanese goods." But less than half an hour after the ship went out, there was a sudden fire over there, and then, one after another, the ships began to catch fire, although the cargo ships were on fire, but there were not so dense, so I immediately arranged for someone to salvage the burning ships, the cargo was almost gone, and the crew and captain of the ship also came back alive, but three bodies were accidentally recovered. I don't know what's going on, Dashuai, I'm going to do this..."
Then, when the autopsy arrived, Du Huancheng stood on the side, as if he had thought of something, and hurriedly looked at Du Qilin next to him, Du Qilin lowered his head the moment he met Du Huancheng's eyes, and he looked like he was dodging.
"Dashuai, in the preliminary stage, it seems that there are three corpses, one female corpse and two male corpses, the female corpse is between thirty and forty years old, and the two male corpses are about thirty years old." The autopsy whispered to Du Huancheng's side: "Moreover, the female corpse has an unformed fetus in her belly, which may be about two months pregnant. β
"Dashuai, the fourth aunt's maid committed suicide by hitting the wall at home." A servant of the family came from home in a hurry to report: "The third aunt has investigated the missing people in the family, a driver and a gardener, all of whom are missing." β
At this time, no one dared to look at Du Huancheng's expression, the three corpses were the fourth aunt and the two servants who were missing, but it was an obvious thing but it was coincidentally like a plan.
"Du Qilin, you come with me, the rest of the people will stay here for me, and I am not allowed to leave!" After Du Huancheng finished speaking, he walked to a quiet place on the side, and Du Qilin followed step by step, looking like a wronged child.
Du Huancheng didn't speak, Du Qilin didn't dare to speak, Du Huancheng held his hands tightly behind him, and said angrily: "You tell me clearly, how much have you been involved in this matter?" β
"Dad, what are you talking about?" Du Qilin said cautiously: "I didn't understand what you were saying..."
"Let me ask you, how much did you participate in helping the fourth aunt escape!" Du Huancheng's voice was a little louder, even trembling, as if he was about to explode completely in the next second.
Du Qilin's heart trembled, and when he tried to fool him through again, he caught a glimpse of Du Huancheng's cold eyes, that kind of look, Du Qilin thought, maybe the killing intent had been condensed, right?
"I did the fire, I told you, but I really don't know about the fourth aunt." Du Qilin said boldly: "I got the news that Fujino is going to transport more than a dozen ships of things to Xi'an today, so I have an idea." I told the dock foreman that I was going to transport something out of Shanghai and ask him to help transport it. Actually, those things are white phosphorus, which I put on most of the ships, and it is a chemical that will spontaneously combust as long as it comes into contact with 40 degrees of air. I only planned this matter, as for how the fourth aunt was on the ship, and how she died on the ship, I really don't know, Dad, what I said is true, you can ask the foreman! β
"You didn't reveal a little bit about your plan to the fourth aunt?" Du Huancheng didn't believe Du Qilin so much, and he also knew that Du Qilin was going to move the Japanese merchant ships, what he said was reasonable and well-founded, and there was no suspicion.
Du Qilin was stunned, licked his lips that were dry because of fear, and whispered: "Just once, after I tested for white phosphorus, I was dyed a little on my body, and I was discovered by the fourth aunt, and after she found out, she wanted to coerce me to tell her what I was going to do, otherwise she would tell Aunt Chu." I told her that I was going to load white phosphorus on the Japanese merchant ships, but I didn't tell her which ships it was loaded on, I didn't think there would be a problem at the time, I didn't know that the fourth aunt was going to escape, Dad, you have to believe me! β