Seven days later.

Ah You, Lao Jin, and Zhongshan took the steamer of China Merchants, just like the night ship of the East China Sea six years ago, and passed through Wusongkou, where the Yangtze River entered the sea.

On the Huangpu River, the autumn wind and autumn rain are sad and smoky.

Ah Yu stood at the bow of the boat, with a silk scarf wrapped around her neck to cover the scars left by the snake cat.

Seven days ago, they said goodbye to Ouyang Anna in Guangzhou. In this world, no one knows Anna better than Ah You, and she believes that "Sister Anna" is not lying. On the steamer heading north from Guangzhou, Zhongshan's expression was sad, and Lao Jin asked him why? He only replied that he felt terrified when he saw that the little master of Ah You was in danger.

Shanghai! Shanghai!

A Chinese steamer carrying relief supplies to Japan has just returned home from its mission and docked at a pier on the other side of the Huangpu River.

The river breeze blew the hair of the "little master", and the dark eyes stared at the fields of Lujiazui......

In the twenties of the last century, if you stood at the window of the HSBC building on the Bund, "the most luxurious building from the Suez Canal to the Bering Strait in the Far East", you could see that industrial civilization was taking root in the poor and white land of Pudong. A laboratory building was completed, without any frills according to the principles of pragmatism, and the only requirement was to be sturdy and durable, given that China was in troubled times. Large-scale factories, hangars and docks are being built. The scaffolding, which is as dense as a spider's web, resembles a dense bamboo forest, supporting the chimneys made of red bricks.

Along the bank of the Huangpu River, the banner of Taibai Mountain flutters - there is a circular black and white pattern in the middle: the seal of the tomb beast of the young Qilin Town.

When he set off from Guangzhou, Ah You said to Lao Jin and Zhongshan: "Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, the factory that my brother dreams of, this is his life!" You can find my brother there. ”

Disembarking at the Sixteen Pu Wharf, the three of them crossed the Huangpu River and walked into the gate of the Mozhi Tiangong Aircraft Company.

For the safety of the factory, Chanco hired dozens of armed guards to patrol throughout the night. It was already dusk, and the porter immediately stopped the three uninvited guests.

Lao Jin only said: "Please inform General Manager Qian - greet Mrs. Qin immediately." ”

For the first time, Qian Ke met Ah You, who claimed to be Mrs. Qin.

On the third floor of the laboratory building, there is a conference room with a simple decoration. On the ground floor of the three-storey building, there is a warehouse for the storage of spirit stones, built according to the standards of the laboratory of the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, with double walls and ceilings, filled with a combination of lead and iron cans, and covered with thick wood and steel plates to ensure the highest sealing and avoid radioactive leakage.

Li Longsheng happened to be in the laboratory. In recent months, he has been analyzing the physical structure and elemental composition of these spirit stones, and found that it is different from Marie Curie's research results.

Timur, the king of the little county, who was at a reception on the Bund, received a call from Qian Ke and urgently crossed the river by sampan and returned to the factory. This month, the Beiyang government has had an eventful time. Cao Kun was elected president by bribery, and immediately after the promulgation of the Constitution of the Republic of China, he was regarded as a piece of waste paper by the people of the whole country. Although Xiaojun Wang did not accept Cao Kun's bribe, he was forced to come to Shanghai to calm the situation. It's not that he didn't think about resigning as a member of Congress, but if he loses this identity, I'm afraid it will not be conducive to the development of Mo Tiangong, and it is better to be in Cao Ying's heart in Han.

70% of the shares of the Ink Tiangong Aircraft Company belong to the Taibaishan Company, which is registered in the Shanghai Public Concession - this holding company has only two shareholders: Qin Beiyang and Hong Tianyou.

The proprietress of the company finally appeared.

However, Ah You still treated Qian Ke, Li Longsheng, and Xiaojun Wang first and then soldiers, and still made a humble blessing salute, and said softly: "Gentlemen, do you know where my husband is?" ”

Outside the window of the conference room on the third floor of the laboratory, an ambiguous moon hangs in the autumn night of Shanghai, just like a little maid who seems to come out of the mural of the underground palace. Behind her stood Lao Jin and Zhongshan side by side, as if one old and one young, two evil statues, their eyes were like nails, poking at the faces of the three men opposite.

The little king of Ordos can even hear the chatter between his teeth. Seven years ago, he snatched thirteen-year-old Ah You from Qin Beiyang and brought the little girl from Beijing to the Mongolian steppe in a Bactrian camel, only to unexpectedly regain her freedom due to a family strife. At the beginning, it was Anna who forced him to burn Ah You's deed of sale on the campus of Peking University, but now he is the owner of the assassins in Taibai Mountain, the proprietress of this company "Mrs. Qin".

According to the articles of association of Mozhi Tiangong, the general manager is the person in charge here, and Qian Ke dared to hold back a sentence: "Madam...... It's a pleasure to host you! The last time I saw Qin Beiyang was last autumn, when I drove an airship to Taibai Mountain, transported a batch of spirit stones, and stored them in the underground warehouse of this building. ”

Li Longsheng added: "The last time I saw Qin Beiyang was during the Spring Festival last year, when he spent a lot of money to buy this piece of land in Pudong, start the preparatory work of the factory, and then left Shanghai and went back to Taibai Mountain." ”

"Spending a lot of money? Yes, 4 million silver dollars to buy land, 10 million silver dollars in capital, and additional investment will be made in the future. Did you know? Qin Beiyang, a small craftsman who was wandering around, was chased by the government with a bounty, where did he get this huge amount of money? He's a man, and he's embarrassed to say it—it's my mother's money from under my boudoir pillow! ”

After Ah Yu finished speaking, it was as if the real mistress of the family had arrived. The three men looked at each other, especially the little county king, who had once used her as a servant.

"Madame is generous, and my generation is grateful!" Li Longsheng is still calm, among the three men, he is the oldest, and he has seen the most characters and wind and rain, "The big boss of the ink master is naturally Mr. and Mrs. Qin." But our brothers also own 30% of the company's shares. Do you want to hold a board meeting? ”

Seeing that Li Longsheng had taken the topic away, Ah Youyan returned to business: "I'm not interested in your factory, I just want people from Qin Beiyang!" If you don't help me get him back, I will immediately convene a board of directors to withdraw the investment on behalf of Taibaishan. If you want to keep playing, please fund yourself. ”

As soon as this remark came out, Qian Ke was like being poured cold water on his head, not to mention whether this board of directors was successful, and not to say whether "Mrs. Qin" had this right? But the gold and silver sea of Taibai Mountain's parent company are in her hands, but it is true.

To some extent, the little woman in front of her may be the richest woman in China, no, the richest man? Qian Ke thought to himself, maybe there is no difference between ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, and people who are truly rich in the world are often hidden in inconspicuous corners.

Li Longsheng replied calmly: "Mrs. Qin, Beiyang is our good friend and the founder of the company, and we will do our best to get him back." If there is any news, I will pass the book to the Taibai Mountain Flying Pigeon as soon as possible. However, please don't worry too much, the Jiren have their own nature, and Beiyang will be fine. ”

"I don't want to wait." Ah You's tone did not change, but his gaze was aggressive, "Either you help me find Qin Beiyang within three days, or I will withdraw my investment." ”