Chapter 360: The Case of Arrival at the Pawnshop (6)
Rouge said, General Zhao, you have no idea how cruel those people are.
"At first, I really wanted to use this pawn shop to make some money to support me and my children. But later, I was forced to do some things that I didn't want to do. I told me more than once,
Those things kept him on edge all day long."
"Is what Boss Xiao said a conspiracy to misappropriate state property for some people in the government?"
Rouge shook her head.
"The master didn't tell Yanzhi what it was exactly. Yanzhi only occasionally heard the master say that if so much silver was used to provide disaster relief and rescue the victims, tens of thousands of people should be benefited."
Zhao Bai and Qin Shaobai looked at each other, their eyes filled with sadness and anger.
They naturally thought of those people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang who had left their homes and died in foreign lands due to drought and insect infestations.
The people are starving there, but the hamsters of these countries have moved all the treasury into their own small treasury. How can we not make people feel unbearable?
Zhao Bai hit the tea table with one punch, and all the teacups and cups on the tea table were shaken and flew up.
Qin Shaobai stood up. After walking around for a few times, his mood seemed to have calmed down a lot. He turned around and asked Yanzhi.
"Miss Rouge, I also want to know why Boss Xiao suddenly wants to transfer this pawn shop. Isn't he afraid that those people won't let him get away?"
Rouge's face immediately changed, and her voice started to tremble.
"My master told me about this matter. Just five days ago, he came to Wangxianglou to see me and said that those people had become more serious and even wanted to take advantage of the imperial court. The master said that now the sergeant of the Song Dynasty has become a big man.
It's not as good as before. If we continue to reduce military spending, I'm afraid there won't be enough military spending to train soldiers. If war breaks out, we will have to admit defeat."
When Yan Zhi said this, she was very excited. While speaking, she grabbed a tea cup with her hand, and her eyes showed extreme panic.
"The master said that he could tolerate the past things, but he will definitely not be able to tolerate this incident. He is going to report it and tell the big shot behind him so that the big shot can curb the development of the situation."
"Big shot? Did Boss Xiao say anything?" Zhao Bai asked quickly.
Yanzhi shook his head and looked at Weiwei. When he raised his eyes, that beautiful face was already filled with a look of desolation.
"When the master came back from the big shot, he happily told me that the big shot asked him to stop caring about the pawn shop and said that someone would take over the matter. Then the master met you and signed a contract with you.
"
Rouge's eyes suddenly showed a hint of joy.
"I thought that if you let the pawn shop go out, you would be safe and you can take us, mother and son, to find a quiet place to live a good life. Who knows..."
She finally couldn't speak any more and sobbed, taking out a handkerchief and wiping the tears on her face.
"Miss Rouge, don't worry. Since we have accepted the pawn shop, we have taken over the responsibility of Boss Xiao. We will definitely take good care of you mother and daughter. However, if we want to find those who use the pawn shop to make money, we must have
That account book in Boss Xiao's hand. Miss Rouge, I hope you can understand this truth."
Yanzhi stopped and swallowed, then gave Zhao Baifu a blessing.
"Mr. Zhao, I know I should believe you. Although I don't know who you are yet, Xiao Lang has never told anyone about me. Even the people in the Xiao family compound don't know my existence. You
If you know my identity, Xiao Lang will naturally trust you very much. Then I will entrust the lives of our mother and son to you. When we are safe, I will naturally give you what you want."
Zhao Bai thought about a safe place for a long time and finally thought of Yixing.
Lian Huan and Mei Qingyi may already be considered one of the few people they can trust.
He told Qin Shaobai his opinion.
Qin Shaobai also felt that at this time, he had no choice but to go to Yixing to find Lian Huan to take care of the mother and son.
When Lian Le heard that Rouge and her son were to be sent to Yixing, he volunteered that he could help escort them.
This naturally satisfied the two of them.
For safety reasons, Zhao Bai asked Lian Le to stay in Yan Zhi's room that night and take a boat to Yixing early tomorrow morning.
I thought the evening would be uneventful.
Who would have known that Zhao Bai heard a scream just after he passed away.
Immediately afterwards, a black shadow flashed outside Rouge's house and jumped onto the wall like flying. Before the people in the yard could react, the black shadow had disappeared.
Zhao Bai and Qin Shaobai rushed over and saw Lian Le rushing back angrily.
"Brother, second brother, that thief was too fast and I couldn't catch up."
"Let's go see Rouge and her son first."
Zhao Bai was about to open the door, but was held back by Qin Shaobai.
Qin Shaobai pulled him to the kitchen in the backyard.
"Don't they two live in Le'er's wing?"
Zhao Bai looked at Yanzhi who was saluting him, and was so shocked that he couldn't even close his mouth.
"Yes at first, but then I thought about it and realized it wouldn't be that easy, so I moved the mother and son here."
"Who's in the Lianle room?"
"Oh, I asked Le'er to make a scarecrow and put it on the bed. The flying knife should have hit the scarecrow."
Qin Shaobai smiled and said, "As for that scream, it was probably Leer's little girl who deliberately shouted it to confuse the assassin."
"I didn't expect that I still underestimated this group of thieves."
Qin Shaobai quickly comforted him: "Brother, don't blame yourself. This incident has let us know that we are definitely not the only ones who know Miss Rouge's identity."
He turned around and said to Rouge.
"Miss Rouge, if you think about it carefully, who else knows about your relationship with Boss Xiao."
"Apart from you, only the boss of Wangxianglou knows. That boss and my Xiao Lang are very good friends. However, my Xiao Lang only told him my identity. As for Xiao Lang, he left it to me to save his life.
He doesn’t know anything about it either.”
"Are you talking about Boss Mei or the young man from yesterday?"
"It's Boss Mei. Yesterday was the first day I saw that young man. Does he also know my identity?"
No one answered her.
The two men were recalling every minute and second after meeting Tuo Lei, and they realized that they might have been too careless.
"You two young masters, please protect the safety of Yanzhi, mother and son."
Yanzhi saw the solemn expressions on the two men's faces. Coupled with the assassination, she already felt that the danger was getting worse.
"Miss Rouge, you get up first. Now that we know your identity, we will naturally protect you mother and son."
Zhao Bai said, but looked at Qin Shaobai with a very uncertain look.
"Eldest brother, second brother, what should we do next?"
Lian Le ran over, holding a human-sized scarecrow in his hands.
The scarecrow has a dagger stuck in his chest.
When Rouge saw the dagger, she staggered in fright and leaned to the side.
If it weren't for Zhao Bai's quick hands and eyes, she would have fallen straight down.
"The knife pierced so deep and right in the center. It shows that that person really wants your life, Miss Rouge."
Qin Shaobai pulled out the knife and stared at the sharp tip in a daze.
The sweat rolled down Yanzhi's face, and she knelt down.
"Three benefactors, Yanzhi's death is not a pity, but this child has just seen the world, so please three benefactors to protect my and Xiao Lang's child."
Zhao Bai quickly pulled Yan Zhi up.
"Brother, second brother, I think this matter is not difficult to handle."
Everyone's eyes fell on Lian Le's face.
"We might as well take advantage of the situation and go to the government to report the case and say that Miss Rouge was killed. This will stop the culprit from thinking about it."
"That's nonsense. If the government wants to investigate, where can we find a corpse?"
Zhao Bai scolded angrily.
Qin Shaobai patted Lian Le on the shoulder, smiled, and said nothing.
"If it can save my child's life, Yanzhi is willing to die."
The three of them didn't expect Yanzhi to say this, and they couldn't help but look at Yanzhi, and then their eyes met again.
"Miss Rouge, don't say that."
Zhao Bai pulled Yanzhi up, who was kneeling again.
"Now that you are here, you are part of our family, and we will naturally protect you and your children. Don't worry, we will definitely be able to come up with a good solution."
"Brother, I have another idea."
Qin Shaobai, who had been frowning in thought, said softly.
Zhao Bai motioned for him to express his thoughts.
"The thieves came to silence them just because they didn't want that thing to fall into our hands. If we declare to the outside world that we have obtained the thing, the thieves' attention will naturally shift from Yanzhi mother and son to us."
"No, how is this possible?"
Before Zhao Bai could respond, Yanzhi started shouting.
"How can I implicate three benefactors? If the three benefactors encounter accidents for this reason, how can Yanzhi live in this world?"
"Rouge girl."
Lian Le gently hugged Yan Zhi.
"Don't worry, my eldest and second brothers are not ordinary people, and they will never be hurt by bad people so easily."
"But……"
Rouge bit her lip. Finally, as if she had made up her mind, she ran to the child and took out a small book from the child's swaddling clothes.
"Mr. Zhao, this book is Xiao Lang's life-saving charm for me."
Zhao Bai and the others did not expect Yanzhi to take out the account book so happily, and they all looked at Yanzhi blankly.
Rouge smiled slightly.
"Actually, I heard you say that when Xiao Lang was killed, I had already made up my mind to go with him. It's just that I..."
Her eyes looked softly at the sleeping child, as if she wanted to keep the child's face firmly in her heart.
"It's just that I really can't let go of this child."
Saying that, Yanzhi slowly knelt down again, raised his hands high, and presented the account book.
"The account book that the young master wants is here. Yanzhi just asks the young master to treat my children well after getting the account book."
Her eyes suddenly flashed with determination.
"If possible, Master must find the murderer of my Xiao Lang and seek justice for me, Xiao Lang."
Everyone is a little confused.
Just when Zhao Bai was about to bend down and help her up, he saw Yan Zhi quickly running to the scarecrow lying aside, pulling out the dagger, and piercing his heart.
"Rouge girl."
The three of them screamed in unison.
Zhao Bai and Lian Le even jumped up, trying to snatch the dagger from Yan Zhi's hand.
But there is still no time.
A stream of blood spurted out from Rouge's heart.
Yanzhi's body shook a few times and slowly fell down.
I don't know if it was a coincidence, but the little baby under the bed started crying loudly.
Lian Le hugged Yan Zhi and pressed Yan Zhi's chest. The blood instantly turned Lian Le's hand red.
"child……"
Rouge called out weakly.
Qin Shaobai quickly picked up the child on the bed and brought it to Yanzhi.
Yanzhi raised her hand with difficulty, touched the child's face gently, then stretched out her other hand, held Qin Shaobai's hand tightly, and pulled it to the child's face.
"Mr. Gongzi, please protect me, my child."
Rouge seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and her beautiful eyes stared at Qin Shaobai with great longing.
Slowly, the light in those eyes dimmed, and Rouge's hand slipped from the child's face.