The blond man slammed the table with a bang, attracting many curious eyes.
Liu Yun looked at the young deputy recruited from the European Federation by the King of Smuggling with a slightly strange look.
She had just briefly recounted the conflict that had occurred at the Grand Theater more than two hours ago. Considering Edward's experience of traveling with the King of Smuggling for many years and seeing the world's strangest things, logically speaking, there should not be such a big reaction.
Soon she discovered that in her mind, the king of smuggling, who had always been as stable as a mountain, actually had two blushes on his face, and he raised his head and drank the spicy wine in the glass.
"After a month of chasing, I finally found it. No, I haven't found it yet."
Jiang He put down his wine glass, sighed softly, and then looked at Liu Yun with a pleasant look: "That man, where is he now?"
Liu Yun was startled and asked in a low voice: "That person... the King of Smuggling, is Zhou Yue?"
Jiang He smiled and said: "This is the Huaya Federation with strict laws. I can't afford to be accused of being the 'King of Smuggling'. So, just call me Uncle Jiang."
Edward looked at Jiang He with disdain.
"Uncle Jiang."
Liu Yun said with a smile, but a strange feeling arose in her heart.
The strange man in front of him, who received mixed reviews from the top federal officials, looked to be about forty years old, not much older than himself.
But his true identity, including his age, has always been a mystery. I still remember my father once saying that when he was young, he met the smuggling king Jiang He by chance when he went to sea. The smuggling king at that time was already about thirty or forty years old.
Feeling the playful gaze of the middle-aged man opposite, Liu Yun's heart tightened and she quickly said: "He's gone... Yes, he left the theater with the grandmaster and his entourage after Qi Yunzhu and the other two were 'committed suicide'."
Sensing the regret in the eyes of the smuggling king, Liu Yun tentatively said: "Uncle Jiang is looking for him? But he has now offended the great master Lei family. The Lei family is called the number one family in the capital. It is so powerful and pervasive that it has already
Penetrating into every corner of the capital.”
Jiang He shook the wine glass, stared at the turbid liquid remaining at the bottom of the glass, and said with a smile: "So what? In the existence he offended, what does a descendant of a great master mean?"
Liu Yun was startled and had already retreated in her heart.
She vaguely felt that seeking asylum from the King of Smuggling because she was afraid of being silenced by the Lei family did not seem to be a wise move. It was more like...a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.
Before she could speak, Jiang He put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "Then, please ask niece Liu to help me find Zhou Yue. Once it is done, I will thank you, Uncle Jiang, deeply."
Liu Yun took a deep breath and was thinking about how to politely refuse. Suddenly, an idea flashed across her mind.
The king of smuggling, Jiang He, has lived in foreign lands all year round. No one knows his origins, identity, real name, and age. Some say that he met an immortal overseas when he was young and taught him the art of immortality and beauty. Some say that all of this is...
He deliberately made it up, but in fact he is deceiving the world and stealing his reputation.
All in all, Jiang He himself is a mystery among the upper echelons of the Huaya Federation, especially among the business community.
Immortal beauty...immortal...immortal organization...could it be that Uncle Jiang and that world-famous immortal organization also have some kind of inextricable connection?
Is this also the origin of his immortality and beauty technique?
"My niece originally planned to defect to Uncle Jiang, but unexpectedly, she ended up getting involved."
Liu Yun smiled bitterly and said: "Forget it, Uncle Jiang, don't worry. Since Zhou Yue has arrived in the lower capital, my niece will help Uncle Jiang find others even if she risks her life. By the way, Uncle Jiang, I heard from my father that when you were young, you once
You encountered a shipwreck, which ultimately changed your destiny. Could it be that... you met the Immortal Organization at that time?"
Edward's eyes, which remained silent, were slightly bright.
Jiang He smiled bitterly and said: "What is all this? The Immortal Organization...niece, you are overthinking it. But back then, I did meet an 'Immortal', an 'Immortal' who never showed up from beginning to end."
Liu Yun was startled and looked strange: "I didn't show up? How can I save you?"
Jiang He looked far away, was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "Use a singing voice."
Liu Yun and Edward were stunned at the same time.
A sweet singing voice sounded, and the young and sweet resident female singer with heavy makeup in front started singing again after a short break, but she also interrupted the conversation between the two of them just right.
Liu Yun glanced at the female singer on the stage whose real age was much younger than the legal working age, then turned her head, raised her glass, and paid tribute to Jiang He and Edward.
The three of them changed the subject in unison and talked about the magnificent events and romance that had occurred on the sea in the outer world in recent years.
After finishing the song and finishing the drink, Liu Yun was about to say goodbye when a hovercar stopped at the door of the bar.
Four men in black trench coats got out of the car, walked straight into the bar, and sat in the corner.
After the leading man ordered a bottle of wine, he glanced around the bar. After finding nothing out of the ordinary, his eyes were firmly fixed on the female singer on the stage with a stern expression.
Edward, who had his back to the four of them, took a sip of wine and sighed quietly: "The capital of Huaya is really... how do you say that idiom... Hidden dragons and crouching tigers? In any bar, you can meet a fifth-level master.
, this is just the lower capital."
There was a trace of panic in Liu Yun's eyes, and Jiang He's soft voice sounded in her ears: "Don't worry, niece, they are not here to find you. Haha, after all, the Lei family is the descendant of the great master, and they still have this kind of tolerance. If I guessed correctly,
, they are here to find the female singer."
Edward pinched his chin and asked, "Boss, what kind of drama do you think this will be? A powerful young man has fallen in love with a female singer who sings in a bar? Or maybe a noble daughter ran away from home and came to sing in a bar but was discovered?"
"What a mess. This is the Huaya Federation, not a free city-state. The laws are strict and the nonsense you mentioned will not happen." Jiang He shook his head and smiled, and took a closer look at the unaware female singer on the stage:
"She is fifteen or sixteen years old, puts on heavy makeup, and comes to sing in a bar. She should be just a girl from the capital who comes from an ordinary or even poor family. It is indeed strange that she has alerted the masters of the capital's military department. The boy in charge... is actually him.
,Mo Xingwu?"
"Mo Xingwu? Director of the Investigation Division of the Military Department?"
Liu Yun was startled, her eyes strange.
She has taken over Liu's Trading Company for several years and has many connections in the upper and lower capitals, but she is still far away from the top management of Wenda.
But that night, she first witnessed the demise of the lower-class capital bosses in her grand theater, and witnessed the struggle between the two top forces of the Huaya Federation, the descendants of the Grand Master and the Immortal Organization. Then they reunited in the bar.
The mysterious smuggling king later met Mo Xingwu, the boss of the Investigation Department known as the "Eagle Eye of the Military Ministry", and his target was actually the female singer on stage.
This was definitely the weirdest night in her life.
…
After singing the fifth song, the female singer put away the microphone.
It's still some time before midnight.
The guests in the audience started to boo, and the female singer showed an apologetic smile and quickly left the stage.
In the dressing room backstage, the female singer quickly removed her makeup and washed it carefully twice to ensure that there was no trace of residue. Then she looked at her young face in the mirror, which looked like a hibiscus emerging from water, and let out a long sigh of relief.
"It's really non-stop tonight. I have to go back quickly. I feel like my aunt looked at me wrong before I left. Don't let me get exposed."
The girl glanced at the time, with a hint of urgency in her eyes. She quickly tied her clothes around her waist, put on her old shoulder bag, and pushed out the door.
There was a middle-aged woman in a long skirt standing outside the door: "Ruoxi, why did you leave so quickly? You are here to be a resident singer tonight, please sing two more songs."
A smile appeared on Gu Ruoxi's face: "Sister Yin, didn't you agree that I'm just here to save the day and help the bar for an hour. There was something going on at home tonight, so I found an excuse to sneak out.
Now I have to go back quickly. By the way, Sister Yin, how will I pay for tonight?"
Sister Yin's face changed, and then she smiled and said: "Five songs, one hundred federal coins, don't worry, I won't miss you, we will get married together next time."
Gu Ruoxi was startled: "No, Sister Yin, didn't we agree? If I come to the rescue, the reward will be settled according to the standard of 600 federal coins per day, and it will be paid in cash."
Sister Yin sighed: "Xiao Gu, you are not interesting enough. I said five songs, will you only sing five? Don't you know that this is just an imaginary number?"
Anxiety appeared on Gu Ruoxi's face: "Hey, how could you do this? Didn't we already agree? The chat history is still there! It costs fifty federal coins to take a taxi from my home to here! You are going too far!"
Sister Yin said calmly: "Either you go back to the stage to sing now, or I can only wait until next time to marry you. Xiao Gu, you can choose for yourself."
Gu Ruoxi pursed her lips, took a deep breath, lowered her head and walked forward: "Next time you come, you have to give me three hundred more, or I won't come to sing again."
Sister Yin's sneer came from behind, "If you don't come to me, where else can you go? Which bar dares to take you, an underage high school student, to work as a resident singer? I know you are eager to wait for the money, listen.
A Le and the others said, you are raising money to treat your father's illness, right? You can only sing well, so if you don't come to my place to sing, with your age and ability, where else can you make money?"
The girl's thin shoulders shook slightly, but her footsteps did not stop. She walked faster and faster, and when she walked out of the bar, her eyes were already red.
In the alley late at night, the bars and food stalls on both sides are still bustling with people and noisy.
Gu Ruoxi raised her head and looked at the gray Sky City base above the narrow alley. She took a deep breath and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"I don't believe it anymore. I, Gu Ruoxi, can't find any other way to make money."
She took a deep breath, calmed down her emotions, and was about to leave when her eyes fell forward and her heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
She saw three figures suddenly appearing in the alley ahead, walking towards her.
She turned around quickly, but her heart sank again. There were also several men in trench coats standing at the entrance of the alley on this side, and the leader seemed to be waving to her.
"Robbery for wealth? Or robbery for sex? I have neither wealth nor sex, so I won't carry it like this..."
Gu Ruoxi felt her scalp numb.
Her telekinesis value has exceeded 30 breaths, and her sensitivity exceeds that of ordinary people. She can naturally sense that people from both sides are running towards her.
"You shouldn't have come to the rescue today!"
Gu Ruoxi murmured, she turned around again and prepared to rush out in the direction where there were only three people. If she couldn't do it, she could only call for help, hoping someone could hear her.
At this moment, a yellow shadow jumped down from the wall.
"Meow……"
Gu Ruoxi lowered her head and saw the round orange cat appearing at her feet.
The orange cat stood up, waved its paw towards Gu Ruoxi, and then twisted its butt.
"You...are here to see me too?"
Gu Ruoxi's expression was ridiculous, and for a moment she felt extremely weird and unreal.
She didn't notice that two groups of people at the head and end of the alley stopped at the same time.
"Meow……"
The orange cat informant finished wiggling his buttocks and began to circle around Gu Ruoxi.
It spun faster and faster, and actually brought up a whirlwind, which surrounded Gu Ruoxi.
An instant later, the girl in the alley disappeared out of thin air.
At the entrance of the alley, Liu Yun stood behind Edward with her mouth wide open.
Jiang He said calmly: "I knew it, my hunch was right."
At the end of the alley, Mo Xingwu, the director of the Military Investigation Division, and four other experts from the Investigation Division, stood in the shape of the word "pin". They stared at Jiang He and the other three people opposite with stern expressions, and asked: "Who are you?"
Jiang He took off his hat and saluted, and asked instead of answering: "Director Mo, is the girl just now related to the Immortal Organization?"
Mo Xingwu stared at Jiang He. Under the moonlight, he finally saw the other person's figure clearly. His eyes changed slightly, and then he condensed: "You are... Jiang He, the king of smuggling! You have indeed come to the capital. Why do you want to
Follow this girl?"
Jiang He smiled and said: "I have something to do with the member of the Immortal Organization named Zhou Yue. Well, judging from Director Mo's expression just now, that girl should be related to Zhou Yue, right? Can you tell me where that girl lives?"
Mo Xingwu said: "No. You can tell me what you have to do with Zhou Yue."
Jiang He spread his hands: "In short, I have no ill intentions."
Mo Xingwu didn't say anything more, and while watching Jiang He and the others with vigilance, he stepped back.
"King of Smuggling, the Federation is not an illegal place, let alone a place for you to stay for a long time. Remember, if you anger the parliament and the military again, your fate will no longer be as simple as being expelled."
After saying these words, Mo Xingwu and the experts from the Investigation Department retreated into the night and disappeared.
Liu Yun looked at Jiang He in surprise, her eyes full of reverence.
The dignified military master, facing the king of smuggling, actually retreated like this, not even daring to say harsh words.
Jiang He looked amused: "This is interesting. Hasn't the Federal Military Department always been in collusion with the Lei family? Is it planning to be a peacemaker this time? It seems that if you find that girl, you can find Zhou Yue. Let's go
, go back to the bar."
…
Sunday, lower capital, Zhenhe District, the most densely populated area under Nancheng.
"That cat...what's going on?"
Gu Ruoxi was lying on the bed, wrapped in quilt, staring at the ceiling.
Nearly two days had passed, and she was still a little distracted. Thinking of the scene the night before yesterday, she still felt horrified, but there was an inexplicable expectation deep in her heart.
"Am I really going to meet a miraculous creature?"
Gu Ruoxi sat up suddenly, a blush appeared on her cheeks. After a while, she shook her head: "Stop it, stop dreaming, it's impossible. You are just an ordinary civilian high school student."
Not to mention the legendary spirit master, just becoming a mind cultivator was a fantasy that was beyond her reach.
Even though her actual telekinesis value was among the best in the entire grade, she knew very well that those students from superior families would one day surpass her sooner or later with the help of telekinesis chambers and telekinesis essences.
What's more, she also knows a secret that her parents thought she didn't know...always knew.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"Ruoxi, what time is it! Still sleeping! By the way, I just received a call from your aunt. Your cousin Zhou Yue has arrived in the capital and will be here soon."