Chapter 224: Easing Tensions

Liu Rusi grabbed He Yuzhu's sleeve nervously, her voice trembling slightly: "Zhuzi, my father is playing for real this time; he wants to arrest you!"

"Sister, I'll just hide in your bedroom; let them come in and search!" He Yuzhu said with a smile.

Although Liu Rusi knew He Yuzhu had some skill in magic tricks, she still found it hard to believe he could make himself disappear. However, seeing that He Yuzhu was determined, she had no choice but to nod: "Pingping, go open the door."

The door was opened quickly, and several men in black filed in.

A middle-aged man with a side-parted hairstyle leered at Liu Rusi and said: "Miss Liu, we just saw someone enter your mansion; we need to conduct a search."

Liu Rusi nodded: "Captain Hu, since you're here, go ahead and search!"

The six men immediately began searching downstairs, not sparing a single room or cabinet. After finishing downstairs, they went up to the second floor.

Liu Rusi followed them to the outside of the bedroom and said coldly: "Be careful when you search my bedroom!"

"Certainly!" Captain Hu said.

Liu Rusi lit a cigarette, watching all this with icy eyes; it would be a lie to say she wasn't nervous. She didn't even notice the cigarette burning down to her fingers.

The six men squeezed into the bedroom, making the room feel crowded. One cabinet door after another was opened, and one person even crawled under the bed, but they found nothing.

Liu Rusi was secretly shocked: Where on earth did this kid hide?

The men searched the entire building but failed to find anyone.

Captain Hu looked at a short, fat man and cursed: "A Qiang, didn't you see someone go in? How come you didn't find anything?"

The short, fat man said: "Captain Hu, I clearly saw it..."

"Bullshit!" Hu Zhenhe stepped up and slapped him across the face.

The short, fat man rubbed his reddened cheek, feeling aggrieved.

"Since you didn't find anything, it's time to get lost, isn't it?" Liu Rusi said coldly.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Hu Zhenhe apologized repeatedly and left with his men, looking dejected.

Just as footsteps sounded on the stairs, He Yuzhu nimbly flipped out of the second-floor window, moved lightly along the courtyard wall for a few steps, and landed silently in the alley outside the courtyard.

The six men exited the main gate and walked straight toward the White Pagoda in the distance.

He Yuzhu suddenly realized: So these bastards had set up a Telescope on the pagoda to monitor this courtyard! No wonder he hadn't seen them when he arrived!

He followed them quietly, and when they reached a secluded alley entrance, he suddenly leaped down from the top of the wall.

The six men were scared out of their wits. Just as they were about to draw their guns, He Yuzhu waved his hand, and the six were instantly taken into his space.

He Yuzhu arrived at a deserted courtyard, released Hu Zhenhe from the space, and asked coldly: "What is your name? What position do you hold under Shen Shichang?"

Captain Hu gritted his teeth and said nothing. He Yuzhu didn't hesitate to plunge a Dagger into his thigh.

"Ah! I'll talk... My name is Hu Zhenhe... Mr. Shen has forty-three men under him, and Captain Sun Ming lives at..." He spilled everything, tears and snot streaming down his face.

"Have you seen Feng Qingbo? Where does he live?" He Yuzhu had never forgotten this 'old friend'.

"I... I really haven't! I only heard that this person is elusive and only appears at critical moments..." Hu Zhenhe trembled all over from the pain.

After finding out the specific location of the White Pagoda Temple stronghold, He Yuzhu's eyes turned cold, and he killed him cleanly.

Following the clues provided by Hu Zhenhe, He Yuzhu soon found the stronghold.

He sneaked silently to the door of the west wing room in the front courtyard and looked at the situation inside through a crack in the door.

Three people were eating, and a man wearing glasses complained: "Hu is too stubborn. Mr. Shen told him to watch Miss Liu, why be so serious? They are father and daughter; one day when their relationship improves... we'll be so awkward!"

The man with the handlebar mustache replied: "It's because Hu's wife died. He took a fancy to Miss Liu, a toad wanting to eat what kind of meat..."

A burst of laughter erupted in the room, and just then, the door was suddenly kicked open!

Seeing that the person who entered was a stranger, the three men were about to reach for their guns.

He Yuzhu struck like lightning, instantly knocking one person down. The other two turned to run, but with a thought from He Yuzhu, they were taken into the space.

After dealing with these people, He Yuzhu returned to Liu Rusi's residence.

Liu Rusi was pacing anxiously. Seeing him return, she hurriedly grabbed him and asked: "How did you get out?"

"When they all entered the front door, I hid outside the window," He Yuzhu explained nonchalantly.

Liu Rusi patted her chest, finally letting out a sigh of relief: "You scared me to death."

"I've already found out the lair of your father's men. Do you want me to get rid of them all?"

Liu Rusi shook her head hurriedly: "If I truly offend my father completely, will our factory still be able to open?"

He Yuzhu pondered for a moment and said: "But I have already dealt with nine of his men; I'm afraid this grudge is set."

"As long as you don't wipe out all his men, there is still room for maneuver."

Shen Shichang had just seen off some military personnel when his chief of guards, Changgen, rushed in with Sun Ming from the Secret Service Bureau.

"Sir, something has happened!" Sun Ming didn't even have time to catch his breath before saying hurriedly: "The nine brothers sent to monitor Miss Liu... they have all gone missing!"

Shen Shichang sprang up from the sofa. He instantly understood that it must be that persistent kid who had killed his way back!

"Sun Ming, wait here. I'm making a call!" Shen Shichang rushed into the bedroom, grabbed the phone, and dialed Liu Rusi's number with trembling fingers.

"Ring-ring—"

Liu Rusi had just picked up the phone when Shen Shichang's roar exploded from the receiver: "Where did you take those nine men of mine?"

Liu Rusi's fingers tightened slightly on the receiver, but her voice remained calm: "Father, you sent people to monitor me, and in the end, your men went missing, yet you blame me—don't you find that ridiculous?"

"You come over here right now!" Shen Shichang roared.

"Can't it wait until tomorrow morning? It's already eight o'clock, by the time I get to you..."

"No! You must come now!" Shen Shichang said sternly.

Liu Rusi was silent for a moment, then finally sighed, "Fine, fine, fine! Who told you to be my father!"

In Shen Shichang's study, Liu Rusi sat quietly on a rosewood chair, listening to her father's half-hour-long lecture.

Her expression was calm; these accusations could no longer stir any ripples in her heart.

When Shen Shichang finally stopped, Liu Rusi raised her eyes and said in a peaceful tone: "Father, you've said so much, but you just want a solution."

"You're right. Since He Yuzhu did something wrong, he should be punished!" Shen Shichang sneered.

"If He Yuzhu fell into your hands, how would you deal with him?"

"Naturally, I would have him stand trial and be sentenced!"

"You are already after his life, so why should he be polite to your people?" Liu Rusi said softly, leaving Shen Shichang momentarily speechless.

She continued, "To tell you the truth, those few people you sent, especially that Hu Zhenhe, come in every time I have guests over, and the way he looks at me is malicious. Even if no one else took action, I would have found someone to deal with him sooner or later."

These words caused Shen Shichang's expression to soften slightly: "Tell me honestly, has He Yuzhu returned?"

Liu Rusi countered, "How do you intend to resolve this matter?"

"I want to meet with him."

"I'm afraid this might be a trap, wouldn't it?"

"I, Shen Shichang, am not so low as to use such base methods."

"You might not be, but what about your subordinates?"

"Tomorrow at noon, at Quanjude, let's lay everything out on the table, how about that?" Shen Shichang said, "Fine, I agree!"

Liu Rusi stood up and headed home.

The next day at noon, after receiving the news, He Yuzhu arrived near Quanjude two hours early.

He indeed discovered many suspicious people loitering in the vicinity. It was indeed a trap.

He had already strapped High Explosive to his body; if Shen Shichang played any tricks, he wouldn't mind sending these people to their graves.

Inside the private room, He Yuzhu put on a smiling face the moment he saw Shen Shichang: "Uncle, it's been nearly a year since we last met, hasn't it?"

Shen Shichang smiled gently: "It's you who are too busy; how would you have time to see an uncle like me?"

He Yuzhu's smile remained unchanged, "If it weren't for my cousin accompanying me, I wouldn't have dared to come see you, fearing you might have directly mobilized the army to surround me."

Shen Shichang's gaze sharpened, and he said, "That won't happen."

"We've been acknowledging our kinship for nearly two years now, yet I still haven't met your mother; it really is inexcusable!" Shen Shichang said.

"My mother is currently in Handan County, with my father."

"That is a great pity!" Shen Shichang said.

After three rounds of drinks, Shen Shichang finally cut to the chase: "Nephew, you went too far with the prison incident this time."

He Yuzhu set down his chopsticks, his expression turning serious: "Uncle, this time, it was those Patrol Police who went too far..."

He Yuzhu then recounted the detailed situation.

No sooner had he finished speaking than he heard a large group of people surrounding the private room.

He Yuzhu took off his cotton robe, revealing the Explosive underneath.

"Uncle, this Explosive could blow up half the street at Qianmen. Are you willing to see such a scene?"