"Are you that excited to see me?"

Yue Dingtang looked up and down with a strange look on his face.

The little yellow croaker is not visible under the coat, but through the thin pajamas, the feeling of the gold under the waist moving with the body is like pebbles rubbing against the skin.

Ling Shu gave a weak smile.

"We are friends who escaped from death. How can we not be excited? How did you escape later?"

Yue Dingtang injured one shoulder and it was difficult to push the wheelchair with one hand, so he simply used a crutch to prop him up, limped to Ling Shu's bedside and sat down.

"There is a heater in the room, but you are still so cold? You have to hold your coat while covering yourself with a quilt?"

Ling Shu hugged his coat tighter. "This is my brother who shares weal and woe. No one can separate us."

Yue Dingtang's expression was exactly the same as Ling Yao's a few minutes ago.

He sighed and took out a palm-sized half piece of paper from the pocket of his hospital gown.

"You take a look at this first."

A piece of paper is a page of a document.

But that's just what it is.

Ling Shu could only see about four or five lines of English words on the piece of paper, and they were all incomplete.

The edges were black and burnt, and there was a small burnt black hole in the center of the writing.

With Yue Dingtang's style, if he could bring out a whole document, he would definitely not bring just this piece of paper.

The situation at that time was only more critical than imagined.

When the other party handed over the piece of paper, Ling Shu discovered that half of his arm under the hospital gown also had burn scars from the fire.

"Judging from the only remaining words above, it should be related to the source of those arms." Ling Shu carefully identified the words above, "British United Transport Company..."

"There is still a name in the middle, but I can't see it clearly. This company transported a batch of matches and medicines to China in 1920 to deal with an upcoming dangerous situation."

"The whole back was burned. Well, there is another word, let me see, street fighti...the last two letters may be ng? Street fighting? Why is street fighting mentioned?"

"There's only so much we can tell. If we could get the entire document, we'd know more."

"The fire spread very quickly. I didn't have time to rescue the documents, and people were almost trapped inside."

Yue Dingtang recalled the previous scene. At the critical moment, he did not run behind Ling Shu and the others, but turned around and went to the entrance where they came in. As soon as his front feet left, the airflow generated by the explosion of his back feet caused the basement to collapse. Yue Dingtang

Tang managed to reach the second floor, but Boss Li was hot on his heels and followed him up.

Yue Dingtang originally wanted to take Hong Xiaoguang away with him, but Boss Li refused to let him go. He seemed to be afraid that he would reveal too much information, so he shot Hong Xiaoguang out with one shot. The two fought over this on the second underground floor.

A lot of time was wasted, and when the second explosion occurred, he almost died in the flames.

Ling Shu touched his chin.

"It doesn't matter. If you look at a corner and see the whole picture, we can make a rough guess."

"The batch of arms under the Yuan family should have been transported together with the batch of goods mentioned in the document. Even the so-called matches and medicines may be just a name."

"I remember that in 1919, not long after the war ended, Europe and the United States joined forces with Japan to impose an arms embargo on China. But in fact, this measure was not implemented."

Yue Dingtang: "Yes, many weapons can still be separated and transported. Warlords from various places continue to purchase arms from Europe and the United States, but they must be concealed on the surface, so they use the name of medicine."

Ling Shu: "After these things arrived, they never left Shanghai. It can be seen that the person who ordered this batch of goods originally wanted to use it here, but it was not used later. So here is the problem. Around the 1920s, something happened in Shanghai

What 'possible dangerous situation' is coming?"

The authorities are obsessed with what happened more than ten years ago, and it is difficult for them to recall it all at once.

In my impression, Shanghai has become increasingly prosperous since its opening as a port, and there are many major events.

At that time, the warlords were still fighting, and Shanghai——

It seems to be the territory of the Anhui warlords.

Duan Qirui, Xu Shuzheng, Duan Zhigui...

A personal name flashed through Ling Shu's mind.

These familiar names were all the leading figures of the Anhui warlords at that time. Of course, more than ten years have passed and some of them have passed away. Many local young men may not be aware of this past, but what is their relationship with these arms.

Ling Shu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of a possibility.

indirect benefits.

"The original owner of Yuan Mansion was British."

Yue Dingtang suddenly said.

"At that time, the Anhui warlords defected to Japan. Perhaps the British were worried that Japan's interests would expand rapidly and conflicts would eventually break out and spread to the public concession, so they prepared this batch of things in case of emergency. But later, the situation changed.

, the Anhui clique also gradually lost power, and these weapons were no longer used."

From this point of view, the identity of the British man who bought this house must not be simple, including why he suddenly abandoned the house and the things below and let it be sold, whether this person is alive or dead now, etc., but it is just a long time ago

, many details have been unable to be traced.

As for Yuan Bingdao, he probably didn't know the secret behind the gold, otherwise he wouldn't have hidden the gold he worked so hard to transport from Sichuan on top of the arsenal. So who recommended this house to Yuan Bingdao in the first place? Does the recommender know?

The secret hidden under this house is unknown.

The three people who obeyed the order probably learned the secret from the information left by the British or other channels, so they sent Boss Li to make every effort to get the house.

"Where's Boss Li?" Ling Shu asked.

Yue Dingtang shook his head: "After the fire was extinguished, the people in the patrol room were responsible for cleaning up the aftermath. So far, only two bodies have been found. They are initially identified as Hong Xiaoguang and the old housekeeper. It is not ruled out that there will be more discoveries in the future."

The old housekeeper was knocked unconscious by Sancai at the entrance to the second floor. The scene was chaotic and everyone was too distracted to take care of themselves. Naturally, there was no way to rescue the old housekeeper who was unable to move.

Ling Shu: "New Moon Cafe?"

Yue Dingtang: "I also went to check. Smith personally brought people there. None of the guys ran away. They were all captured. But judging from the preliminary interrogation results, they knew nothing. In their eyes, Boss Li is

A thorough good man and benefactor."

This is an expected result.

The more people who know, the faster things will be exposed. With Boss Li's scheming attitude, of course he will not expose these small details.

If Hong Xiaoguang hadn't taken the initiative to confess, they might still not be able to connect Boss Li. Even if they had suspicions, it would be difficult to confirm.

Ling Shu asked about Shen Renjie.

Yue Dingtang: "He was burned and broke a leg, but it's not serious. It's better than losing his life."

If there are no accidents, this case will be concluded soon.

The murderer of Du Yunning surfaced, the sky was opened, and the real murderer was buried in the sea of ​​fire. There was a beginning and an end. It was very consistent with the popular cycle of cause and effect, and the unhappy ending of retribution.

The Yuan Mansion was reduced to ruins, and the real culprit was burned to death at the same time, which also avoided the trouble of subsequent tracking and arrest. It was exactly the result that Smith wanted. He could explain to his superiors, or he could brag in the newspapers as much as he wanted, no matter what. A huge contribution.

For Ling Shu, it is a good thing that his suspicion has been completely cleared.

not to mention……

"Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Yue Dingtang watched him twist slightly under the quilt.

The amplitude is not large, but when it is close, it is noticeable.

"It's okay, my back is a little itchy."

"Can you stop itching when you hug the dirty clothes?" Yue Dingtang frowned and reached out to take the coat away. "Where is it itchy? I'll ask the nurse to scratch it for you."

Ling Shu: "No, I'm a grown man. I don't have sex with men. I can do it myself later."

Yue Dingtang:......

He could still clearly remember the scene of Ling Shu chatting and laughing with the beauty in the Fei Leng Cui dance hall. Looking at the lipstick mark on the card sent on the table, it was difficult to connect with the man in front of him who said "men and women do not kiss each other".

"Turn around and I'll scratch it for you."

"Then what's the point? You go back and rest first. I see that your injuries are not serious. Go back and rest quickly. Don't worry about me!"

Before he finished speaking, Yue Dingtang had already lifted his quilt.

Ling Shu rubbed the hospital gown up by himself, revealing a white belly with gauze stuck in the middle, which was where he had been stabbed before.

The surrounding parts that don’t see sunlight all year round have finer skin and tender flesh than women.

"what you do!"

Ling Shu hissed and was about to resist, but because he moved his injured hand, his teeth chattered in pain and his body was already turned over.

Four small yellow croakers came into view.

The golden light shines under the lamp, telling the silent temptation.

Before Ling Shu could reach out his hand, the other party had already taken away his unprotected property.

"Give it back to me quickly!"

"Where did you get the little yellow croaker?"
To be continued...