Lu Ming returned to his apartment while kicking stones and thinking wildly, only to see Zhang Ziyang waiting in front of his apartment. Seeing the excitement on Zhang Ziyang's face, he knew there was good news.
The matter they were tracking finally made a breakthrough. Zhang Ziyang found the location of the two bodyguards, which was near the shanty town on the Bund in Shanghai.
"No way, no matter how miserable they are, they won't end up in that kind of place." Lu Ming finally pulled his thoughts away from Qiantian and said in surprise.
"People like them are just like me. They are used to squandering money and cannot save money. Now they have been unemployed for almost two months. They may be so embarrassed that they have to settle in a shanty town." Zhang Ziyang laughed.
Lu Ming smiled and said: "Zi Yang, I didn't realize it, but you are still self-aware. You summed it up very well."
"Go ahead, I didn't sum this up, Cai Lian summed it up for me." Zhang Ziyang lowered his head.
The Bund in Shanghai is a wealthy and prosperous area, but in the shadow of the prosperity, in a narrow strip near the Huangpu River, is a large shanty town.
Foreigners who fled to Shanghai for various reasons, or who failed to come to Shanghai to find gold, are basically concentrated here. Of course, there are also many poor local people who struggle to survive here.
As the name suggests, the houses in shanty towns are shacks built with bamboo poles and mats. The living conditions are very harsh. Every summer, some people die of heat stroke, and in winter, many people die of cold and hunger.
The Shanghai government and some charitable organizations send people to collect corpses every year and bury them in random graves. However, there is always a mention in the annual municipal report about improving the living environment and living conditions here, but in fact there is nothing they can do.
There are some old houses around the shanty towns. Although they are dilapidated and are a gathering place for the poor in Shanghai, compared with the shanty towns, the old houses can at least provide shelter from wind and rain and look like a home.
Old Shanghai was such a world where heaven and hell coexisted.
One of the two bodyguards Zhang Ziyang mentioned was named Xia Heng, who was one of Sheng Muyi's four personal bodyguards.
Xia Heng was originally an officer in General Cai E's "National Defense Army" and a famous marksman. He participated in the famous "Movement Against Yuan", which is the so-called "Second Revolution."
Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, but General Cai E, who was named the prince, fled out of Beijing and returned to Yunnan to form the "National Protective Army." Mr. Sun also launched the "second revolution" to resist Yuan Shikai's proclaimed emperor. The two of them joined forces and
It dealt a fatal blow to Yuan Shikai's imperial system.
After the success of the second revolution, Xia Heng left the army and was hired as a bodyguard by a wealthy Shanghai businessman. A few years later, he also became famous in Shanghai's security system and was known as the "Fortress of Human Flesh."
Xia Heng was not only good at marksmanship, but also had a huge body. He looked like a hill. With him standing in front of him, it would be very difficult to assassinate his employer. He would need a Maxim machine gun.
After Sheng Muyi returned to China, she needed some personal bodyguards, so Sheng Youde spent a lot of money to lure Xia Heng over and became one of Sheng Muyi's bodyguards.
The days of following Sheng Muyi were relaxed and comfortable, because the Sheng family had almost no enemies in Shanghai, and no one had the guts to do anything against Sheng Youde's beloved daughter. Sheng Youde's power was not only in Shanghai, but even if he escaped to the United States,
It doesn't work, I can dig you out.
Before following Sheng Muyi, Xia Heng's life was not easy. His previous employer always lived in the shadow of being assassinated and attacked. When he went out, he had to hide behind Xia Heng, like an unexperienced child.
Although Xia Heng looks like a Japanese sumo wrestler and is tall and powerful, he doesn't like to be used as a human shield for others. Over time, he still has a shadow in his heart. After all, people are afraid of death.
After Sheng Muyi disappeared, Xia Heng truly tasted what fear was.
He was not on duty at that time. There were two other colleagues on duty outside Sheng Muyi's door, and he had another bodyguard who was resting in a room not far away.
During this period, another bodyguard sneaked into the next room and had a private meeting with one of Sheng Muyi's maids. The two of them were like a boy and girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, and they had been clinging to each other for several months.
Bodyguards earn a lot of money, but they always feel that their worth is higher than that of the maids. Xia Heng originally wanted to find a maid to chat, but unfortunately the maids looked at his rough look and were afraid of him and avoided him. He just
You can entertain yourself in your imagination.
Before hearing the news that the eldest lady was missing, he had been absent-minded and thinking about irrelevant things. Then a certain string in his life suddenly broke: the eldest lady was missing.
He could swear on his life that except for the laughter of the doggy couple next door, he didn't hear anything at that time, let alone see anything.
Afterwards, he was interrogated by several police officers in turn, but he could hardly answer anything. The lady disappeared beside him, and there was indeed no sign. Perhaps he was in a state of self-paralysis at that time.
After the police bombed him for several days, they saw that they could not get any valuable clues from him, so they let him go.
Then he took a generous severance package from Sheng Youde and returned to his hometown in the countryside of Anhui.
He used half of his severance pay to buy a few acres of paddy fields and a fat buffalo for his family, left some money for his children, and then went to Hefei alone.
Hefei is not prosperous, because half of the wealth in Hefei fell into the hands of Li Zhongtang, and the remaining half was taken away by successive local officials, leaving only desolation.
In an underground casino in Hefei, Xia Heng gambled in the dark for three days and three nights. In the end, his wallet was drained to only a few copper coins, and his bloated soul finally settled down.
The owner of the casino saw that he was strong enough and was afraid that he would cause trouble if he lost, so he lent him a hundred yuan and sent him away.
After much deliberation, Xia Heng decided to take the train back to Shanghai. From the time he left Shanghai to the time he returned to Shanghai, it only took half a month, and he already felt that he had no way out.
Only Shanghai has a job suitable for him. Of course, it might be better to go to Beijing, but he really can't stand the sandy and dry weather in Beijing. The humid climate in the south of the Yangtze River is better for his health.
Only in Shanghai could he find a well-paying job that would allow him to add acres of paddy fields to his family every year, raise a few children, and make a good gamble.
Looking at the lives of the rich people in Shanghai and the beautiful rich ladies and rich women, he was not envious. He often thought that if he got rich one day, he would definitely ask a certain boss to invest in the casino business and turn his former
Make back all the money you lost.
After he returned to Shanghai, he found his professional introducer Fu Daye, known as Fu Sanye.
This person was originally from the Qinghong Gang, but later he went out on his own, specializing in introducing bodyguards to rich people or organizing some security activities.
It was through him that Sheng Youde hired Xia Heng in the first place.
Shanghai's bodyguard industry was hit hard by the disappearance of Sheng Muyi. It's too ugly to say that under the personal protection of four top bodyguards, Miss Shanda was kidnapped. The bodyguards almost became deaf ears - decorations.
Although Sheng Muyi's case was reported as a disappearance case at the police station, people outside believed that she must have been kidnapped for a huge ransom. As long as these kidnappers succeed this time, they will have money to spend in their lifetime.
Money.
Therefore, many rich people and some rich ladies are also suspicious of hiring bodyguards. Apart from looking after the pomp and circumstance when traveling, bodyguards do not seem to have any substantial protective effect.
In addition, many amateur detectives and reasoning experts in Shanghai suspected that one of the four bodyguards was an inside agent and kidnapped Sheng Muyi together with the kidnappers. Even the police station had doubts about this, but they could not find a breakthrough from the four people.
The purpose of hiring bodyguards was to enhance security, but in the end it increased the risk, which is not worth the gain. If the bodyguards are really colluding with the kidnappers, then who would dare to hire them.
"Xiao Xia, you didn't just destroy your own job this time, you also destroyed my job." When Mr. Fu saw Xia Heng, he just said he had a headache.
"Third Master, you can't blame us for this. We didn't know it, and we didn't know anything. It just happened. This is the first time I have encountered such a thing. I really saw a big-headed ghost." Xia Heng complained.
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"I believe what you say, but my belief is useless. My master doesn't believe it."
"Third Master, you have to think of a way. I have to eat." Xia Heng broke into a sweat.
"You have to eat, I have to eat, everyone has to eat, who can't live without food?" Mr. Fu said angrily.
After the rich man got rich, he moved to a two-story building on Xiafei Road. Xiafei Road was named after General Joffey, the French Army Commander-in-Chief during World War I. It was quite Western-style. This is the most famous area in Shanghai.
The people here are either high-ranking officials and wealthy people, or they are the top celebrities in Shanghai.
The rich man lives here not to show off, but because it is more conducive to him developing contacts and expanding his business. This is also called being reluctant to let go of his children and not being able to trap the wolf. Facts have proved that his bet was right, not only the real estate on Xiafei Road
The value has been appreciating, and his bodyguard business has also been booming.
The third rich man's career was booming. He had just spent a while lying at home counting money, but was ruined by the disappearance of Sheng Muyi. He had already scolded the ancestors of Xia Heng and others in private.
But he was still angry and had to get down to business. After all, every time he found an employer for these bodyguards, he would receive a large commission.
"It's impossible to go to Mr. Sheng's place for the time being. Let me think of other places for you." Mr. Fu squinted and snorted at Xia Heng.
"Third Master, let's forget about the Sheng family. I don't have the shame to see Master Sheng again. They treat us badly. It's because we failed to fulfill our responsibilities. But we still have to rely on you, Third Master, for our survival!" Xia Heng said repeatedly.
Bow and bow.
"I know this. We haven't been together for a day, but I have to figure out the disappearance of Miss Shanda before I can help you find your next employer. Otherwise, how will I answer when people ask?" Mr. Fu scratched his head as he thought about it.
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To figure out the disappearance of Miss Shanda? Xia Heng didn't dare to say "impossible", but he was complaining in his heart.