Chapter 321

"Secretary Hong, are you planning to slip away?" Kong Lingkan, draped in a coat, tilted his head and asked with a sneer.

"Does Young Master Kong have any instructions?" Hong Zhiyou asked lightly.

"Jiang Jianfeng apologized to me in person last night; you don't know what he looked like at the time... tsk tsk," Kong Lingkan was full of smugness.

"I only know that you lost hundreds of thousands of US dollars," Hong Zhiyou laughed.

"Sigh.

"You losers, you always want to clash with me day and night; I gave you the chance, but you're useless," Kong Lingkan sneered contemptuously.

"You lost hundreds of thousands of US dollars," Hong Zhiyou remained as calm as water.

"Aren't you arrogant? Stay here and see if I block you or not."

"You lost hundreds of thousands of US dollars."

"Country bumpkin, can't you come up with a new line?"

Kong Lingkan originally wanted to mock him to regain some face, but who would have thought this guy would repeat the same line over and over.

"You lost hundreds of thousands of US dollars," Hong Zhiyou still offered the same line.

"You damn!"

Kong Lingkan broke his defense directly, nearly vomiting blood.

"Don't you just have the Foreign Legion? When you leave, I'll buy them immediately and take your dog life," he pointed at Hong Zhiyou and said angrily.

"Whatever, as long as you're happy.

"I have already left a will; if I die, I won't ask anyone, I will only ask you, Kong Lingkan.

"Whoever can avenge me will be given all my millions in assets.

"By then, there will naturally be millions of people in the world to avenge me."

Hong Zhiyou shrugged and said indifferently.

"Are you sick in the head?" Kong Lingkan felt like he was punching cotton, so angry he wanted to kill.

"Young Master Kong.

"Don't be too self-righteous; I dared to clash with you in Shanghai.

"Do you dare to go to Jinhai and walk with me?"

Hong Zhiyou poked his chest and said sarcastically.

"I'm afraid of you? What kind of thing are you!" Kong Lingkan said.

"Please."

Hong Zhiyou raised his hand and pointed at the plane.

Kong Lingkan's mouth twitched, not daring to take the bait.

"You lost hundreds of thousands of US dollars.

"Goodbye."

Hong Zhiyou winked at Kong Lingkan, turned, and stepped into the cabin.

"Why waste words with such a cheap skin? Just go up and give him a kick and he'll be obedient," Cuiping sat by the window, having already witnessed everything.

"Senior Sister, the world is not about killing and fighting.

"If we really killed him, we would lose a whole bunch of people; it's not worth it."

Hong Zhiyou smiled and changed the subject:

"Finally able to see Old Yu, you must be happy."

"What's there to be happy about? Small eyes, dull, no awareness at all," Cuiping pouted and said disdainfully.

"Hehe, not happy?

"Making several long-distance calls a day, back and forth just asking what to eat; the hotel owner even chased me to the office to ask for money," Hong Zhiyou said.

"Shanghai people are truly stingy; what's wrong with making two calls to him.

"I'm in Jinhai, and I haven't seen any money being paid for calls,"

Cuiping muttered with dissatisfaction.

"Sister-in-law, that's different; your Old Yu is in charge of the telephone bureau, so naturally, calls don't cost money," Zhou Gendi, sitting to the side, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled.

"Big sister, when Sister Mei returns from Hong Kong, we can call Sister-in-law Lu and make up a mahjong table again," Cuiping blushed and hurriedly changed the subject.

"By the way, who did Guifen remarry last time?" Zhou Gendi asked.

"A professor at Nankai University.

"Gentle and refined, he's very good to Guifen.

"Zhiyou introduced them."

Cuiping said.

"This Lu Qiaoshan truly doesn't do human things; leaving a good life with a wife and children on a warm bed, he spends all day framing and killing people; he deserves his retribution," Zhou Gendi said.

"Indeed."

Jinhai Station.

Li Ya was giving a speech to a newly developed batch of students.

Just as he was speaking.

Gao Yuan walked in: "Deputy Station Chief Li, Secretary Hong's plane has arrived; I just saw Director Yu go to pick him up."

"Finally back.

"I've waited a long time for this day; let's go, let's also join the fun and go to the airport to pick them up."

A cold sneer appeared on the corner of Li Ya's mouth.

Jinhai Airport.

Yu Zecheng paced back and forth, pounding his fist, his heart in a mess.

During the time Cuiping and Hong Zhiyou were not here, quite a few things happened at the station.

"Director Yu."

Just as he was pondering, Li Ya walked over.

"Deputy Station Chief Li, why are you here?" Yu Zecheng asked.

"Didn't I hear that sister-in-law and Zhiyou are back.

"Tiger-hunting in Shanghai, serving the country with loyalty.

"As Deputy Station Chief, I should naturally come to pick them up and welcome the heroes' triumphant return."

Li Ya stood with his hands behind his back and smiled lightly.

"Then thank you for your trouble, Deputy Station Chief," Yu Zecheng said.

"It's only right," Li Ya said.

Soon.

The plane cabin door opened, and Hong Zhiyou, Cuiping, and Zhou Gendi walked down.

"Cuiping."

Yu Zecheng stepped forward quickly; after a long separation, thousands of words only turned into a reserved smile.

"Old Yu," Cuiping also just grinned and smiled.

The imagined reunion with a tight hug and sharing the bitterness of separation ultimately ended with calm and polite greetings.

"Sister-in-law, haven't seen each other for months; they say a small separation is better than a new marriage, aren't you two going to hug and say some warm words?"

Li Ya stood to the side, smiling mockingly.

"We're an old married couple, what's there to hug.

"Unlike you, Captain Li, cheating on student girls every day, all flashy and showy."

Cuiping hurriedly reacted and retorted with a smile.

"Cuiping, how are you talking.

"Li Ya is now my immediate superior, promoted to Deputy Station Chief!" Yu Zecheng winked and corrected her.

"Yo, little brother has been promoted, congratulations, congratulations," Cuiping feigned surprise.

"Thanks to the generous love of Bureau Chief Mao and the Station Chief."

"I heard sister-in-law shot and killed quite a few people in Shanghai?"

Li Ya raised his eyebrows and asked, looking at her sideways.

Yu Zecheng's heart hung in the air when he heard this.

He looked at Hong Zhiyou.

The latter was helping Zhou Gendi load luggage into the car; there were quite a few boxes alone.

"Still, there's such a thing?

"Zhiyou, did your sister-in-law shoot in Shanghai?"

Yu Zecheng feigned surprise, afraid Cuiping would answer wrongly, and hurriedly shouted to Hong Zhiyou.

"Yes, I did.

"Shot a few little thugs," Hong Zhiyou patted the dust off his body and walked over, full of spring breeze.

"Shoot?

"I remember sister-in-law came from Yixian, which is a hometown of martial arts; the hometown lacks men, so it's understandable for women to practice martial arts and farm, but is this shooting also something learned?"

Li Ya's eyes became sharp, staring straight at Cuiping and asking.

It was called chatting, but it was actually questioning, and it was blatant.

This was the right of a Deputy Station Chief.

"No, Deputy Station Chief Li, does this have anything to do with you?" Cuiping frowned and said.

"Nothing, just asking casually.

"As far as I know, sister-in-law used an American submachine gun; there's no such thing in the countryside.

"When did you learn it?"

Li Ya was relentless, smiling grimly.

"No, what do you mean?

"I just came back, and you're questioning me like a prisoner; what's the meaning of this?"

Cuiping was unhappy.

"Deputy Station Chief, Cuiping just came back, how about asking another day?" Yu Zecheng smiled to smooth things over.

"No.

"I have a quick temper; if I want to know something, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep if I keep it in my heart.

"Sister-in-law had better give me an explanation."

Li Ya said while walking.

"Deputy Station Chief, my senior sister learned it in Shanghai.

"At that time, there was friction between the Management Committee and the Green Gang; for safety's sake, Cuiping, as my bodyguard, practiced shooting at the camp of the 6th Brigade of the 57th Army under Tang Enbo.

"This matter has the approval of Comrade Jiang Jianfeng and the testimony of Mobile Corps Commander Liu Guangzheng of the 6th Brigade.

"If you don't believe me, you can telegraph the No. 2 Residence or the Quzhou Office."

Hong Zhiyou had always been watertight and had made preparations early on.

Upon hearing these two names, Li Ya was instantly silenced, smiling awkwardly:

"Little brother, no need.

"I was just asking casually."

"Just asking casually is fine; Deputy Station Chief has such great official prestige, you nearly scared me," Cuiping grinned and said.

Li Ya smiled and turned to order his followers:

"Gao Yuan, you drive my car back; I'll ride in the same car as Secretary Hong."

Got in the car.

Li Ya sat in the passenger seat and turned to look at Zhou Gendi: "Mrs. Ma, aren't you filming in Shanghai? Why are you back?"

"Look at how you ask that.

"Of course, it's for certain people," Zhou Gendi in the back seat said coquettishly.

"Understood.

"Little brother is going to have both home flowers and wild flowers blooming," Li Ya chuckled dryly and didn't pursue it further.

"Hehe, that's my only hobby; I hope you'll be careful with your words in front of the Station Chief, big brother," Hong Zhiyou said.

"By the way.

"When were you promoted to Deputy Station Chief, big brother?" Hong Zhiyou asked.

"It's a coincidence.

"Just this morning, Bureau Chief Mao sent a special envoy to the station to personally issue the appointment letter.

"Sigh, it's a troubled time; Jinzhou is lost, and the Red side's undercurrents are surging in the Pingjin area; I can be considered to have accepted the order in a time of crisis,"

Li Ya said with quite a bit of smugness.

Morning?

Jiang Jianfeng met the Generalissimo last night and just dissolved the Management Committee.

This morning, Mao Renfeng couldn't wait to personally send someone to the station to push Li Ya up.

Clearly, this was aimed at the Station Chief.

"Congratulations.

"Lu Qiaoshan thought about it day and night, but never became Deputy Station Chief until he died.

"Captain Li still had the last laugh,"

Hong Zhiyou laughed.

"Just luck.

"By the way, you haven't read this morning's newspaper yet, have you?" Li Ya said, taking a folded newspaper from his pocket and unfolding it.

Hong Zhiyou glanced at it.

It was Shanghai's Central Daily News.

The headline was extremely eye-catching: "Jiang Jianfeng's tiger-hunting in Shanghai fails, Management Committee dissolved overnight, people gone and building empty."

"Sigh.

"Comrade Jiang Jianfeng is probably going to lose all his prestige within the Party now.

"Secretary Hong, your errand was also in vain.

"I heard people say Kong Lingkan took men to the airport to block you; the situation must have been very dangerous at the time,"

Li Ya put away the newspaper and asked with a gloating smile.

"It was alright.

"However, Comrade Jiang Jianfeng cut off quite a few heads in Shanghai, Captain Li knows that, right?" Hong Zhiyou said.

"There is no Kong Lingkan in Jinhai.

"There are quite a few remaining traitors and rebels here.

"If one day Jiang Jianfeng gets excited and comes to Jinhai to kill a few, it's possible.

"Kong Lingkan has an iron neck.

"But not everyone is necessarily like that.

"After all, even Sun Ke's men were cut; subordinates like those of Bureau Chief Mao or Vice Minister Zheng can still be cut."

Hong Zhiyou glanced at him and said coldly with a smile.

"Cough, cough."

Li Ya found himself bored and turned to look out the window.

Arrived outside the Mu Mansion.

Hong Zhiyou got out of the car, "Captain Li, I have things to do, so I won't see you off."

"Little brother, it's Deputy Station Chief Li."

Seeing him call him Captain Li one moment and Captain Li the next, Li Ya became a bit unhappy.

"Alright, Captain Li.

"See you again."

Hong Zhiyou handed the luggage to the butler and servants, holding Wanqiu and Zhou Gendi, one in each hand, and walked directly into the courtyard.

"Heh."

Li Ya sneered and turned to leave.

"Sister-in-law, from now on this is your home, don't be a stranger," Wanqiu took Zhou Gendi's hand, who she hadn't seen in a long time, and said with a smile in her eyes.

"Sister-in-law... this." This address left Zhou Gendi speechless.

Wanqiu was treating her as an outsider.

"Cough, cough.

"How are you calling her.

"You call her sister-in-law, she and Ma Kui are a family; call her sister, she and the two of us are a family,"

Hong Zhiyou smiled and rolled his eyes at Wanqiu.

"Of course we are a family.

"Look at my mouth, I'm used to calling her that.

"Sister.

"I'm sorry," Wanqiu hurriedly apologized.

"It's okay.

"I'll be bothering you from now on," Zhou Gendi said in a low voice.

"Not at all.

"Last time you left Jinhai, I was reluctant to let you go.

"Besides, I'm alone guarding such a big mansion, it's truly lonely; with sister here, there's someone to discuss things with.

"Sister, you are becoming more and more beautiful,"

Wanqiu looked up and down at Zhou Gendi, who was becoming increasingly plump and beautiful, and praised her.

"You too.

"You used to be a little girl, now you have more womanly charm; I'm the one who envies you,"

Zhou Gendi took her hand, and the two started talking intimately.

"Wanqiu, where is the bathroom? I want to take a shower first."

Along the way, Hong Zhiyou deliberately pulled her to the last row of the plane, and they hadn't been idle even while flying.

"The first room on the left upstairs is sister's bedroom.

"I have already prepared clothes for you to change into, inside and out.

"Mother Wu, take sister upstairs."

Wanqiu smiled and ordered.

"Alright, Young Lady," Mother Wu led Zhou Gendi upstairs.

"I'll go wash my hands first."

Hong Zhiyou looked at Zhou Gendi's wiggling buttocks and smiled wickedly at Wanqiu.

Carefully scrubbed his hands.

He returned to the living room and hugged Wanqiu's small waist: "Baby, did you miss me?"

"How could I not?

"You were gone for two or three months, and didn't even call back.

"You were happy having Di accompanying you, but I was looking forward to your return until my eyes were sore,"

Wanqiu's eyes turned red, and she said aggrievedly.

"Then let's have one first."

Hong Zhiyou picked her up by the waist and walked upstairs.

"Hateful, Di is here, it's embarrassing," Wanqiu said with a blushing face.

"She will live here often from now on; you don't expect me to change my profession to a monk, do you?" Hong Zhiyou scolded.

"Hateful.

"Don't use foul language," Wanqiu said shyly.

The two went upstairs, took a quick shower, and rolled into a ball.

Long-lost longing.

The two were very forgetful and devoted.

At first, Wanqiu still suppressed her voice a bit.

Later, when the feeling arrived, she didn't care about anything anymore.

Two hours later.

Hong Zhiyou leaned weakly on the bed, Wanqiu lying on his chest with her hair disheveled.

"Zhiyou, you said Captain Li used to call you brother.

"Why did I hear that the gunpowder smell between you two was very heavy earlier?

"He is very powerful in Jinhai now; he won't do anything against you, will he?"

Wanqiu asked with concern.

"People, once they become powerful, naturally can't help but show off a bit.

"Li Ya is now hugging Mao Renfeng's thigh.

"And me, I followed Jiang Jianfeng to hunt tigers in Shanghai and failed; naturally, he has to mock me a few times.

"Mostly it's also venting his resentment that Jiang Jianfeng didn't use him,"

Hong Zhiyou smiled and said.

"You used to be very polite when you spoke; logically, you shouldn't have clashed with him," Wanqiu said.

"Because the times are different.

"How much property is left at home? Take inventory; next month you and Di fly to Hong Kong," Hong Zhiyou said.

January 1949, Jinhai liberation.

Now it's the end of October; counting it all up, there aren't many months left.

It's time to consider the matter of moving.

"So fast?" Wanqiu wasn't mentally prepared for a moment.

"Yes.

"This matter cannot be delayed at all; remember, after clearing the property, hurry up and sell the mansion,"

Hong Zhiyou ordered.

The mansion will be taken over sooner or later; take advantage of the fact that there are still quite a few foolish old rich people who believe the Party and State will surely win, and hurry up to recover some blood; if it's too late, it will be smashed in your hands.

"Alright, I'll start packing in a while," Wanqiu was a bit reluctant and flustered.

However, she didn't have the habit of getting to the bottom of things.

Whatever Hong Zhiyou said, she followed and did; it would never be wrong.

"By the way, Wu Ruirui is back," Wanqiu said.

"How do you know?" Hong Zhiyou was slightly surprised; his first reaction was that Ruirui would use methods against Wanqiu.

After all, that was Old Wu's daughter.

"You are worried about me, right?"

Wanqiu saw it in his eyes and was overjoyed; after kissing him, she continued:

"We are friends now."

"Friends?" Hong Zhiyou was very surprised.

"Yes, whenever she has free time, she comes to accompany me, chatting about things abroad, chatting about literature, economics, the current situation; sometimes we also go out to play tennis together.

"By the way, I also learned horse riding and bowling from her,"

Wanqiu said.

"Whew!"

Hong Zhiyou secretly let out a sigh of relief.

It seems Ruirui has accepted Wanqiu and is preparing to let her go to the island.

"Not just me, but also those two sisters from Renji, we often play together too," Wanqiu said.

"They are also... also there." Hong Zhiyou was so surprised his chin nearly dropped.

"Yes.

"The four of us occasionally play mahjong and go out to play together.

"Everyone gets along very tacitly and harmoniously,"

Wanqiu said with a slightly blushing face.

"Very good, harmonious is very good," Hong Zhiyou put his hands on his hips and nodded repeatedly.

According to his plan, abandoning his confidantes was definitely something he couldn't do.

It's just that Old Wu and Ruirui are not easy to deal with.

Hong Zhiyou didn't want to fall out either; what he thought was to arrange for Ji Qing, Fang Min, and others elsewhere in Hong Kong when the time came.

He didn't expect Ruirui to return to Jinhai quietly and have already set up a forward position for him.

This first wife has high emotional intelligence.

"It's nearly mealtime, you guys eat, I have to go back to the station,"

The two put on their clothes and went downstairs to the living room.

Hong Zhiyou greeted them and drove straight to the station.

Just parked the car.

He saw Ruirui getting out of another car carrying a food tray.

"Ruirui.

"I was just planning to ask the teacher for leave and go back to see you, the children, and the teacher's wife," Hong Zhiyou hurriedly leaned over with a smile and took the food tray.

"No rush.

"Returning early or late, you have to return anyway; it doesn't matter for this moment," Wu Ruirui blinked and smiled.

"You've become beautiful."

Hong Zhiyou pinched her waist lightly.

Ruirui's hair had grown long, permed into the fashionable wavy curls of Hong Kong, large round earrings, a beige trench coat with a cinched waist, revealing a hint of snow-white inside.

Intellectual without losing hotness.

Paired with black high heels and long beautiful legs, her independent and capable temperament made her look exceptionally charming.

For a moment, it gave Hong Zhiyou the illusion that he couldn't climb up to her.

"That's called beauty in the eyes of the lover," Wu Ruirui rolled her eyes at him charmingly and whispered with a smile.

"Indeed.

"I can't even believe this is the mother of my children.

"By the way, why are you back?"

Hong Zhiyou said while walking.

(End of chapter)