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"Spring Breeze" was screened in the Majestic Cinema for half a month, and every show was sold out, achieving great success.

Overnight, Xiufeng became very popular. She received countless calls every day. Half of them were inviting Wen Tingli to shoot commercials, and the other half were inviting Huang Yuanshan and Wen Tingli to give speeches at social and artistic organizations. There were also a large number of actors calling to recommend themselves for participation in Xiufeng's future new films.

Taking advantage of this good momentum, Huang Yuanshan solemnly announced that Xiufeng's next film "Double Pearls" will be completed within a month. He also revealed that the company is actively helping Yu Peiling write a new script, vowing to help her create a new role that is completely different from her previous "vase beauty" style.

Despite her busy schedule, Wen Tingli did not forget to take time out to take Xiao Taozi to Principal Zou's home for a dinner.

On that day, many old classmates from the Shishi Girls' Middle School came. Principal Zou's small living room was crowded, and the happy laughter of girls could be heard everywhere.

It wasn't a special day, but Principal Zou still felt unsatisfied after watching Wen Tingli's new film three times. Relying on his status as the principal, he called Wen Tingli home to share her thoughts on the film and held a small celebration party for her.

After listening to Lu Shicheng's account of the past, Wen Tingli was naturally in an unusual mood when she saw Principal Zou again today. She hugged Principal Zou's thin shoulders and refused to let go for a long time.

Principal Zou thought of the difficulties his students had gone through and felt heartbroken. He said to her, "Are you exhausted during this period? There are no outsiders here. You can cry if you want to, laugh if you want to. The principal will take care of everything for you."

Zhao Qingluo said with emotion: "The principal is still protecting us like an old hen."

"Zhao Qingluo, I heard that you plan to switch to law as your major next year? You don't want to study drama anymore?"

"Oh, don't mention it. That day I went to help Wen Tingli's company's newly established foundation. Wen Tingli invited Sister Yaqiao to help preside over the legal work of the 'Women Workers' Charity Foundation. On that day, Sister Yaqiao was directing the overall situation on the spot. She really knew everything. As a drama student, I couldn't help at all. I thought it was time to say goodbye to my dream."

"But drama work is equally great. Good drama can play a positive role in guiding society."

"That's it."

Zhao Qingluo didn't seem to be joking. "I didn't make this decision on a whim. I have been thinking about this decision for a long time. When I saw what happened to those female workers the other day, my heart ached. They will never have the chance to go to the theater to watch a play in their lifetime, but the law can really help them in life... You can think of me as being willful. I have cried many times in the past few nights. Every time I think of their living conditions, I feel ashamed. How are they worse than me? If they were born in my family, they might be much better than me. I have done nothing, but I am so lucky. How can I not do something practical for them?"

Someone came forward and took her hand: "Qingluo, you are really the kindest girl I have ever met."

"Being kind is useless, only action can bring real results."

Principal Zou nodded with satisfaction and sighed: "Okay, my students all have great ambitions."

Little Taozi leaned against her sister's legs and looked up to listen to the older sisters around her talking.

Finally someone spotted her: "Is this little thing Xiao Taozi? I heard that your Business Kindergarten will be performing at Maofeng Park on Saturday. Xiao Taozi, do you have any performance to give?"

Xiao Taozi now doesn't like people calling her Xiao Taozi, and she corrects them seriously: "I'm already in the middle class, and my school name is Kuang Weihang, which means great Wei and voyage Hang. It was given to me by my sister."

Everyone burst into laughter, but they immediately changed the subject: "Student Kuang Weihang, what are your ambitions for the future?"

Xiao Taozi looked at her sister. Wen Tingli encouraged her with her eyes. Xiao Taozi summoned up her courage and said loudly, "I want to be the best surgeon!"

Principal Zou laughed and held Xiao Taozi in his arms: "This is incredible. The young are truly to be feared."

After the meal, everyone gathered around the table chatting and laughing, when suddenly the doorbell rang. It turned out that someone was delivering a camera. Principal Zou wanted to take a photo with the students, but the old camera at home was broken, so he had to temporarily borrow a good one from someone else.

Unexpectedly, the person who sent the camera was Lu Shicheng.

Everyone looked at each other with red faces, and stood up to greet him.

"Mr. Lu."

The Practical Girls' High School was funded by the Lu family. Whenever a student received a scholarship, the medal and scholarship were either presented by the white-haired Mr. Lu or by Mr. Lu. When Wen Tingli received the "Talent Award", it was from Lu Shicheng that she received the award.

The students all had a very good impression of Lu Shicheng. Not only was he handsome, he also possessed the courage and ability of a businessman and his style was rare and low-key and upright. Unfortunately, he was too busy and seldom showed up at school.

Seeing the room full of people, Lu Shicheng seemed a little surprised. He nodded politely, put the camera on the coffee table and left. He did not look at Wen Tingli in the crowd, and Wen Tingli did not look at him either.

Xiao Taozi didn't understand why her sister and Mr. Lu pretended not to know each other.

The two of them were clearly eating and talking in whispers in her living room every night, sometimes with their heads touching each other. Other times, the elder sister even kissed Mr. Lu's face like she was kissing a little peach.

Thinking of this, Xiao Taozi waved loudly to Lu Shicheng: "Lu——"

Wen Tingli was so scared that she covered her sister's mouth.

Fortunately, no one's attention was here, because Principal Zou was busy dragging Lu Shicheng back: "Don't leave, I don't know how to use this machine, you will have to help us take pictures later."

The students laughed in unison, and Lu Shicheng had no choice but to walk back with a smile and set up the camera.

Wen Tingli was sitting in the first row holding Xiao Taozi. Before Lu Shicheng pressed the shutter, she suddenly made a face at him.

Lu Shicheng lowered his eyes and looked at the camera window in his hand, smiling in his heart but showing no expression on his face.

"what happened?"

"There was a little mosquito causing trouble just now." Lu Shicheng said nonchalantly.

Everyone believed it and asked: "Where is it? Get rid of it quickly."

When taking the photos for the second time, Wen Tingli didn't dare to act recklessly and looked at the camera obediently. Lu Shicheng took more than a dozen photos for them in one breath.

Later, Principal Zou asked Lu Shicheng to teach Wang Ma how to press the shutter button, and insisted on dragging Lu Shicheng into the group photo. Lu Shicheng's first reaction was to refuse: "After all, Wang Ma has only learned how to press the shutter button. Aren't you afraid that the photo will not turn out well?"

"What does it matter?" Principal Zou asked the students beside him, "Do you mind?"

"No problem! Mr. Lu, please stand here."

Lu Shicheng walked to the last row, but refused to stand in the middle. Instead, he retreated to the far right. He was the tallest, so even if he stood in the corner, he was very conspicuous.

Two days later, Wen Tingli got the photos.

She looked at the photo again and again with great joy. She had never expected that her first photo with Lu Shicheng would be such a group photo. She was in the first row and he was in the fourth row, with many classmates between them.

She couldn't help but kiss him in the photo. Unfortunately, Lu Shicheng had to attend a board meeting in the evening and couldn't have dinner with her. She called him and talked about the photo, and said, "Let's take a few good photos together some other day, just the two of us."

"How about going to the Great World? We can play and take pictures at the same time."

Wen Tingli's eyes lit up, and she quickly said yes: "Xiao Taozi was still talking about going out to play the day before yesterday, but I'm afraid it won't be possible these days. Their kindergarten has been rehearsing every day in Maofeng Park recently, and there are too many people in the Great World. I'm afraid that fans will all surround us..." She pondered, "It doesn't matter, I'll find a way."

"No, I'll find a way this time." He imitated her tone to tease her. Wen Tingli hung up the phone with a smile. She finished work early that day, so she found a restaurant outside to have dinner with Yu Peiling and Huang Yuanshan, and then took a bus home.

It was just past seven when I got home. Usually, Xiao Taozi would have finished school by this time, but today, when I walked in, the house was exceptionally quiet.

Could it be that today's rehearsal hasn't ended yet? Ever since he discovered that there was something unusual going on in Beiping, Lu Shicheng had sent four or five guards to follow Xiao Taozi and Zhou Sao every day, so there was no need to worry about any accidents.

She went upstairs to wash her hands, change her clothes, and take off her jewelry, then went downstairs to call Mrs. Pan to arrange a dinner. After she talked on the phone for a few times, she looked up at the clock and saw that it was already eight o'clock. There was no sign of Mrs. Zhou and Xiao Taozi returning.

Wen Tingli suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart and was about to call the kindergarten, when a shrill ringtone rang out.

As soon as I picked up the phone, I heard a wailing voice on the other end: "Miss Wen, something happened!"

It was the director who called. She seemed to be very frightened.

"We were rehearsing in Maofeng Park when we heard a loud explosion outside. Someone said there was a bomb hidden in the park. Everyone was scared and ran around. We finally found all the children, but we discovered that little Kuang Weihang was missing, as was your wife Zhou. We were worried that something had happened... We've called the police!"

Wen Tingli felt cold all over when she heard this. She grabbed her handbag and was about to rush out when the phone rang again.

"Hello." A man's low laugh came from the other side.

Wen Tingli's blood rushed to her head.

"You've been having a great time lately, Wen Tingli," the man said.

"Qiu Dapeng?! You are not dead after all!"

"Yes, God has a good heart. I didn't die, but I've had enough of this life worse than death!" Qiu Dapeng laughed sinisterly, "Thinking back, you and Lu Shicheng shot me eight times in total, but God let me survive. What does this prove? It proves that you are the ones who deserve to die! Now it's time to settle accounts with you!"

Just then, Xiao Taozi's crying and shouting were heard from the other end. Mrs. Zhou's voice was filled with fear: "Dear girl, don't cry. Who are you and why did you bring us here?!"

Wen Tingli's teeth were grinding.

"Did you hear that? We finally managed to get rid of the Lu family's guards, and now we have placed your sister in a very safe place. Don't play tricks, and don't try to alarm the two guards that Lu Shicheng has placed next to you. Come here by yourself, and when you get there, I will use you in exchange for your sister. Is this a fair deal?"

Wen Tingli stared out the window, her mind racing.

Qiu Dapeng seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and sneered, "I know you have a lot of tricks up your sleeve. If you dare to send a letter to Lu Shicheng, I will chop off your sister's arm immediately. If you don't believe me, just try it. Also, don't delay too long. It's five minutes past eight now. I'll give you an hour. If you're late, you'll lose an arm!"

Wen Tingli's back was soaked with cold sweat. She slowly looked at her handbag, then at the small bag hidden at her waist, and then at the car outside. She swallowed and said as calmly as possible: "Okay, give me the address and I'll leave right away."

***
After the board meeting, Lu Shicheng immediately called Mr. Liao of the Great World Amusement Park. After making the arrangements, he was thinking about Wen Tingli and was about to call her. Manager Wang came in and said, "Master Cheng, the board members are still waiting for you outside for dinner."

Lu Shicheng raised his wrist to check the time. Wen Tingli had probably left the company by now, and he might not be able to reach her even if he called her. Why not go directly to her house to meet her in the evening.

But just halfway through his meal, Lu Shicheng suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable, as if he had been pricked by a sharp needle, and he frowned in pain.

"Master Cheng, are you feeling unwell?"

Lu Shicheng couldn't explain his panicky feeling, so he stood up and nodded apologetically to everyone: "Sorry, I'm going to go out for some fresh air, enjoy your meal."

As soon as he went out, he immediately called the Wen family, but the phone rang more than ten times but no one answered.

Wen Tingli is probably still busy outside. Could it be that Xiao Taozi and Mrs. Zhou are not at home at this time?
Thinking of this, the feeling of uneasiness in his heart became stronger. He simply asked the waiter to help him go in and tell Kuang Zhilin, then went downstairs. He saw Zhou Wei and a few others running upstairs with pale faces, "Master Cheng!"

Lu Shicheng's heart was beating fast. Why was Zhou Wei here? He had already told him that no matter what happened, Zhou Wei should stay by Wen Tingli's side. He stepped forward, grabbed Zhou Wei by the collar, and said sternly: "What are you doing here! Where is she!"

After hearing the whole story, Lu Shicheng almost rushed all the way to the Wen family. When he went in, there was indeed no one there.

His face suddenly turned pale, and beads of cold sweat began to roll down his forehead. It was not difficult to guess that they were using Xiao Taozi's life to threaten her, so she had to go to meet them alone.

"Mobilize all the people immediately." Lu Shicheng gritted his teeth, "She will definitely need a car on the way to find the kidnappers. Zhou Wei, call the phone company immediately and check whether Wen Tingli called the nearby car dealership before leaving. If so, find the driver immediately. Lao Li, go back to find Kuang Zhilin and ask him to wait for my dispatch at Lu Mansion. Remember, don't let the news leak out, because-"

At this point, Lu Shicheng felt a strong sense of panic and lowered his voice: "If the kidnappers are alerted, they may kill the hostage at any time."

Lao Li and Zhou Wei swallowed nervously: "Yes!"

Lu Shicheng immediately searched the living room. Wen Tingli might have received a call from the kidnapper as soon as she got home. With her wit, she would definitely find a way to leave some suggestive clues for him in the house.

Sure enough, he soon found a piece of paper next to the phone with a string of numbers on it.

[09820-893]

There is a line of words written next to it.

[Qiu Dapeng sent a rickshaw to wait for me at the back door. I just checked the phone company and this is the phone number they used when they called.]

It was her handwriting. Lu Shicheng clenched the note tightly: "09820... It looks like a number near Caojiadu. Zhou Wei, follow me!"

***
Someone came in and said, "Third Master, it's done."

Lu Kejian first breathed a sigh of relief, then sneered: "I have sent so many people, if nothing works, I will really suspect that you all have pig brains!"

"Third Master, there's no need to scold them. It's all because Lu Shicheng is too difficult to deal with. Including today, if it weren't for those kids running around in the park and disrupting our vision, we might not have been able to capture him."

The person who spoke at this time was Qiu Dapeng. His face was yellow, his eyelids were swollen, and he kept patting his chest while coughing. He looked very weak.

Lu Kejian was still a little confused: "Will this method work? I'd like to believe that this kid is Wen Tingli's Achilles' heel, but why are you so sure that Wen Tingli must be Lu Shicheng's Achilles' heel? What if he doesn't come? Wouldn't all the previous efforts be wasted?"

"He will most likely come." Qiu Dapeng gritted his teeth and said, "In the past few months, I will not miss any news related to these two people. I bet that Lu Shicheng is definitely sincere about Wen Tingli."

Lu Kejian recalled Wen Tingli's appearance in his mind and did not respond.

In fact, he was more worried that Lu Shicheng would end up with Miss Ge. The Ge family was as powerful as the Lu family. If the two families were to marry successfully, Lu Shicheng would undoubtedly have another trump card in his hand, which would be even more disadvantageous to his situation. But Lu Shicheng was so willful that he didn't want to get close to Miss Ge, but insisted on having an affair with the female star named Wen.

It seems that Qiu Dapeng's judgment makes sense. He thought so in his heart, but pretended to be confused on the surface: "But, I have no grudge against this Wen Tingli. Even if I want to seize power, why do I have to use such a despicable method?"

Qiu Dapeng cursed this man in his heart for being cunning, but his face was filled with more and more smiles: "The person has been kidnapped, I will do the killing, as for Lu Shicheng, you two are uncle and nephew, only you know best how to deal with Lu Shicheng. As long as he values ​​Wen Tingli very much, our plan will be successful. At that time, it is up to you to decide whether to take his life directly or force him to hand over the power of the Lu family. However, in order to eliminate the trouble forever-"

Qiu Dapeng's eyes were so vicious that they seemed to be able to shoot out a poison needle: "It's best to kill him directly. Without Lu Shicheng, you are the worthy heir of the Lu family. Even if Old Master Lu becomes suspicious afterwards, he can only hand over the family business to you."

"It sounds like you hate Lu Shicheng more than I do." Mr. Lu looked at Qiu Dapeng with a smile.

Qiu Dapeng smiled miserably: "My son and I have fallen into this state of being neither human nor ghost, all thanks to Wen Tingli and Lu Shicheng. 'If you don't take revenge, you are not a gentleman'. Who told Lu Shicheng to hurt me first?"

Gentleman? Clearly a venomous snake, Lu Kejian secretly laughed in his heart, pretending to sympathize and patting Qiu Dapeng on the shoulder: "Okay, then do as you say, but I remember you said in person that this Wen is not simple, she can use a gun, and even knows a little self-defense, you must be careful when you take action."

Qiu Dapeng thought to himself, "Master Lu wants to use the White Dragon Gang to help you, but he doesn't want to dirty his hands. How can there be such a cheap thing in the world? As long as you join this game, the murder will naturally fall on your head."

By then, he could successfully avenge himself and his son and escape unscathed. There was no plan more comprehensive than this. It was worth it for him to be a "sewer rat" in Beiping for so long!
***
At this time, Wen Tingli had been taken to an empty house by the rickshaw. After she got off the rickshaw, the driver tied a cloth strip around her eyes and pushed her forward. After stumbling for an unknown amount of time, the driver said, "Stand here and don't move!"

Wen Tingli stood there for about ten minutes before she heard the driver say, "Okay, keep going."

Not long after they got to the destination, the driver suddenly gave them a strong push and said, "We're here, get in."

Wen Tingli was almost pushed down. She managed to keep her balance and felt that this place was extremely quiet. However, her intuition told her that people were staring at her.

I don't know what he saw, but the driver's voice suddenly became very respectful: "I have just checked at the intersection and waited for ten minutes, but there is no tail behind."

Someone snorted and laughed: "Wen Tingli, you are smart this time. You didn't play tricks on us secretly."

Wen Tingli's teeth tightened. Qiu Lingyun! Someone came over and pulled the cloth off her eyes. She blinked a few times quickly. When she regained her vision, she saw several people standing opposite her. The one among them was Qiu Lingyun.

He was leaning on a crutch under his right armpit, staring at her, and then he limped towards her.

"I hope you're well, Wen Tingli." His tone was as gloomy as his expression.

"Where are Mrs. Zhou and Xiao Taozi?!" Wen Tingli asked coldly, "I'm here, let them go quickly."

While asking, she reached for her handbag as if nothing had happened.

Qiu Lingyun held her hand back and said with a smile, "Why, do you still want to sneak attack me like last time?!"

As he spoke, he snatched her handbag and threw it to the men beside him: "There is a revolver in it. She used this gun to injure me and my father. She probably thought she could do it again."

A look of panic flashed across Wen Tingli's face as several people turned her handbag upside down.

"Young Master, besides the gun, there is also a dagger inside. The color is wrong, as if it is poisoned!"

"Tsk tsk, after not seeing her for over a year, she has become even more skilled and can even use poison. Keep searching! She might have other weapons hidden on her body. Take off her clothes and search her thoroughly!"

Wen Tingli quickly took a step back and pressed the tip of her tongue against her front teeth: "I have hidden a poison pill under my tongue. Once it is broken, it will kill the throat. If anyone dares to touch me, I will bite myself to death immediately."

"What a joke! Do you think I'm afraid of your death?"

But Qiu Lingyun immediately used his crutches.

"If I'm not mistaken, you brought me here not only to settle accounts with me, but also to use me to threaten Lu Shicheng, right? If I die, what bargaining chip will your father have to control Lu Shicheng? He is determined to seek revenge on Lu Shicheng."

Qiu Lingyun's eyelids twitched.
She got it all right.

He was so angry that he said, "If you don't cooperate with us, don't even think about seeing your sister!"

"If you want me to cooperate, you must agree to two conditions. First, bring Mrs. Zhou and Xiao Taozi here. I want to confirm with my own eyes that they are safe and sound, otherwise there is no point in discussing this. Second, you can search me, but I have to do it myself. If you don't agree, I will bite you with poison immediately. I'm going to die anyway, so why don't I just end my life myself?"

Seeing her use the tip of her tongue to press against his palate again, Qiu Lingyun's face darkened. He turned to the people around him and said, "Go ask my dad if he can bring the crying old and young couple over here."

Not long after the man left, faint crying sounds were heard outside, and two people came over, holding Mrs. Zhou and Xiao Taozi.

Seeing her sister, Xiao Taozi cried even more miserably and stretched out her two little hands: "Sister!"

Wen Tingli's heart sank into a ball. Before she could go forward, someone stopped her from the side. Mrs. Zhou shouted to Wen Tingli in fear: "Dannan, who are they?"

Fortunately, both of them looked unharmed, and Xiao Taozi even had a bag of candy in her hand.

"Don't be afraid, Xiao Taozi." Wen Tingli tried to act nonchalant and winked at her sister. "Don't you always want to visit my sister's studio? Look, we are in my sister's studio now. We are filming a soldier and bandit movie. You are a little bandit. If you keep crying, the movie won't be made."

Xiao Taozi's crying stopped abruptly, and Wen Tingli gave Zhou Sao a comforting look again.

Qiu Lingyun sneered: "Take them away!"

It seemed that they would not be able to let Xiao Taozi and Zhou Sao go before Lu Shicheng arrived. Wen Tingli suddenly said, "They have to stay with me. I want to be able to hear their voices all the time."

"Wen Tingli! Don't push your luck!"

Wen Tingli pushed the small pill on her tongue out and looked at Qiu Lingyun coldly. Qiu Lingyun recognized that it was a poison containing "cyanide" called "Guixi Pills". It has always been sold only on the black market. This medicine has been used a lot by the White Dragon Gang in the past. He could only bear it and nodded: "Take them to the next room."

Wen Tingli waited for a while, and after confirming that they had brought Xiao Taozi and Zhou Sao to the next room, she took the initiative to take off her coat. Qiu Lingyun was stunned.

"Don't bother with that. I'll search myself."

As she spoke, she threw her coat forward, right at Qiu Lingyun's feet. Then, she took off the beret on her head and threw it over. Then, she took off her hair and spread it out for him to see.

Finally she took off her shoes and kicked them over for the other party to search.

As a result, Wen Tingli was left with only a thin satin cheongsam, which showed off her waist, chest, back, calves and ankles. Unfortunately, the dress was a bit loose and not very close-fitting.

It is absolutely impossible to hide a Mauser pistol underneath such thin attire.

Qiu Lingyun felt relieved. He swallowed his saliva and scanned Wen Tingli's body with his eyes: "You haven't been this thin before. Did you not eat well or sleep well? If you lose weight again, you won't look good."

Someone coughed nearby, and Qiu Lingyun woke up as if from a dream. She put on a serious look, frowned, and kicked the pile of clothes at her feet: "Search it carefully for me."

Just after the search, Qiu Dapeng suddenly came in with his men. When they came in, they saw Wen Tingli's clothes on the ground and asked, "Are you done with the search?"

"Yes."

“How many times have you searched?”

"Dad, the only thing she has left is the cheongsam. Take a look for yourself."

Qiu Dapeng looked at her intently and said, "Okay, take her away quickly."

"Change places?"

"To prevent any changes, we can't just wait in Caojiadu." Qiu Dapeng said coldly, "Don't I know her? His eyes rolled and a bad idea came to his mind. I bet she left a message for Lu Shicheng before she came. Lu Shicheng has many soldiers and generals under his command. If he finds out that we are hiding in Caojiadu, he will soon track us to this empty house. I'm not afraid that he will bring people to break in, but I'm afraid that he will quietly set up defenses nearby. By then, even if we temporarily occupy the upper position, we will find it difficult to escape the net. Let's go, everything has been arranged over there."

Wen Tingli was pushed into another car. Qiu Dapeng was not like Qiu Lingyun and did not give her any chance to bargain. A piece of cloth was stuffed in her mouth to prevent her from calling for help on the road. Fortunately, Zhou Sao and Xiao Taozi also got into the car, so she could hear their movements.

The eyes of the three people were covered tightly with black cloth. On the way, although Wen Tingli was sweating profusely, she kept patting the hand of Xiao Taozi beside her.

Ever since she heard her sister say that this was a movie filming, Xiao Taozi's fear seemed to have been eliminated by half. She stopped crying and fell asleep leaning on Mrs. Zhou's lap in a short while.

Although Wen Tingli had lost her sight, her hearing was still there, and she kept her ears open to listen to the sounds outside along the way.

After walking for a long time, I heard Qiu Dapeng say, "We're here, get off."

Wen Tingli felt herself being pushed to a table and then forced to sit on a chair.

Qiu Dapeng was dialing the phone beside her.

As soon as the call was connected, Qiu Dapeng's tone suddenly became cheerful: "Mr. Lu, long time no see."

***
Lu Shicheng has been waiting for this call.

He had turned Caojiadu upside down, but there was no news of her. The longer she was missing, the more suffering Wen Tingli would have to endure. This made him feel anxious and uneasy. Every time the phone rang, his heart would shrink.

However, when he really received the call from Qiu Dapeng, his heart was relieved. A dead silence quietly enveloped his heart, and murderous intent slowly seeped out from every pore of his body. He had to control himself and patiently listen to the other party finish his words.

When Qiu Dapeng stopped, he said calmly: "Okay, I'll agree to anything you say, but I have to hear her voice first."

On this side, someone suddenly stuffed a receiver into Wen Tingli's hand. She quickly raised it to her ear, and it was indeed Lu Shicheng on the other end.

She trembled and said, "It's me... I first heard someone selling knife fish noodles on the street, and I remembered the day you celebrated my birthday. You gave me such a good gift, but I insisted on quarreling with you -"

Before she could finish, the call was suddenly hung up and a busy tone came from the receiver.

For a moment, Lu Shicheng's expression was blank. When he came to his senses, he picked up his coat and walked out.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Kuang Zhilin led his men to catch up: "Master Cheng, where is Miss Wen?"

"Go check where there are stalls selling knife fish noodles in Shanghai at night."

"Knife fish noodles? They're everywhere!"

"If they want to hide people or do business, they will never choose a busy place. Most of them are in the suburbs or on a quiet street. Check them carefully for me."

"Wait, saury noodles? I remember now, Wanglin's mother lives in the Sanlintang area, and he always said that the saury noodles there are delicious."

"Go find it quickly!"

Kuang Zhilin followed Lu Shicheng anxiously.

Lu Shicheng turned back fiercely: "Don't follow me!"

“Master Cheng!” Kuang Zhilin was so anxious that his voice became hoarse. “Are you really going to look for them alone? You will definitely die if you go! No matter how important Miss Wen is, she is not as important as your own life!”

Lu Shicheng did not comment, but stared at Kuang Zhilin. He took two steps back, turned the door behind him and locked Kuang Zhilin in the room.

***
Before Wen Tingli finished her words, the microphone was snatched away by Qiu Dapeng, who raised his hand and slapped her in the face: "You want to play tricks? No way!"

Wen Tingli gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. Qiu Dapeng pulled her up from the chair and pushed her forward, cursing at her.

After about a few minutes, someone pulled the cloth off her eyes. Qiu Dapeng was no longer in the room. Zhou Sao and Xiao Taozi were lying on a wooden bed under the window.

Inside the house, there were two people guarding them, each with a gun on his waist. Outside the window was a small courtyard, with two large lanterns hanging on the left and right of the courtyard gate. The dim light cast a bleak color on the surroundings. There were four or five big men standing in the courtyard. It was terribly quiet, and no one spoke or talked the whole time.

Suddenly, there was a commotion at the gate, and someone ran in and said, "The man surnamed Lu is here! The hall master wants you to keep a close eye on Wen Tingli."

"Don't worry, you can't escape even if you have wings!"

A person walked into the yard alone. Although he was a little far away, judging from his figure and temperament, it was undoubtedly Lu Shicheng.

Wen Tingli's heart was filled with anger, and she rushed to the window regardless of everything. The two men in the room immediately pulled out their guns and pointed them at her: "Be quiet!"

As soon as Lu Shicheng entered the yard, Qiu Dapeng shouted from the corridor: "Stop! Throw the gun on the ground."

Lu Shicheng took out a gun from his arms and threw it out without thinking.

"There must be some on him, search carefully!"

Several people surrounded Lu Shicheng and searched him thoroughly. Then they bent down to take off his shoes and even his socks for inspection.

Lu Shicheng stood barefoot in the middle of the yard, looking at Qiu Dapeng coldly: "Have you finished searching? Where is she?"

Qiu Dapeng confronted him quietly, as if waiting for something.

On the second floor, Mr. Lu San was overlooking all this on the terrace. Ever since Lu Shicheng walked into the yard alone, he had been as if facing a formidable enemy. He held the handles of the wheelchair tightly with both hands, ready to fight back at any time. Seeing that Qiu Dapeng had searched Lu Shicheng thoroughly and found nothing, his tense expression gradually relaxed, revealing an expression of surprise and joy.

"This guy is crazy for a woman!"

Then he sighed with a smile: "Others may not know this kid's methods, but I do. Things will never be that simple. Let Hall Master Qiu pretend to believe Lu Shicheng and keep him stable. At the same time, quietly take 20 people to search nearby. I guess Kuang Zhilin is probably hiding nearby with his men. This time, we must strike first! Remember, we must not kill Lu Shicheng now. We are going to use him as a hostage tonight. If we don't take this opportunity to kill all his people in one go, we will be in danger in the future."

The man ran downstairs to tell Qiu Dapeng a message. Qiu Dapeng looked hesitant. At this moment, Lu Shicheng inadvertently raised his hand to look at his watch, clearly calculating the time.

Qiu Dapeng's forehead jumped, and he moved his butt uneasily in the chair, and finally winked at his left and right.

Soon someone walked into the yard and took a dozen big men away in one breath. As a result, more than half of the people in the yard were gone.

Qiu Lingyun didn't understand why his father was so slow to act: "Dad, what are you waiting for? Lu came here alone, and there is no one around here. Could he be able to send a letter to someone outside? Just send him to see the King of Hell!"

Qiu Dapeng waved his hand to stop his son and said to Lu Shicheng, "Mr. Lu, I know you are smart and steady. Before coming here, you must have made some arrangements in advance, but we in the White Dragon Gang are not vegetarians. In order to avoid bloodshed tonight, you and I might as well have a good talk first."

"I want to see her, otherwise there's no point in talking about this." A layer of frost covered Lu Shicheng's face.

"Okay, she's in the inner room. You guys go in with Master Lu."

"father!"

"There are our people inside and outside the house. I don't think two unarmed people can do anything."

As soon as the door opened, Wen Tingli ran towards it. Lu Shicheng held her in his arms and kissed the top of her head soothingly. "Don't be afraid."

Wen Tingli felt a pang in her heart and she laid her head on Lu Shicheng's chest and started crying.

Qiu Lingyun had a distorted expression as he watched from the side. He wanted to rush up to separate the two of them several times, but was stopped by Qiu Dapeng. In his opinion, what Mr. Lu San said was right. The person they needed to be most wary of right now was not the unarmed Lu Shicheng in front of them, but the people like Kuang Zhilin who were lurking nearby.

Even though Lu Shicheng had fallen into their hands, he could not predict whether Lu Shicheng would send out a distress signal in some unexpected way.

He had to take the initiative to attack before Kuang Zhilin attacked them!

It's rare that Lu Shicheng gets so distracted when he sees Wen Tingli, so why not use her to drag Lu Shicheng here, so that Lu Shicheng won't be in the mood to play tricks. And when their people catch Kuang Zhilin and his gang, it won't be too late for him to send this pair of ill-fated mandarin ducks off on their way personally.

After all, women are women. No matter how aggressive they are at other times, they will just cry when it comes to the critical moment. Thinking of this, Qiu Dapeng smiled contemptuously and forced his son to retreat outside, leaving only two people guarding the door. Together with the two in the house, it was enough.

Wen Ting lay on Lu Shicheng's chest and sobbed. Lu Shicheng's body just helped her to completely block the sight of the people behind her. When Qiu Dapeng took his people away, she suddenly raised her eyes and exchanged a glance with Lu Shicheng. In a flash, Lu Shicheng suddenly turned sideways, and Wen Tingli raised her hand and made a gesture to the guards on both sides.

After hearing two "pop" sounds, the two men looked at their chests in disbelief. In the blink of an eye, large amounts of blood gushed out.

Everyone inside and outside the house was stunned. What was going on? Hadn't they been searched thoroughly?

Where did the gun come from!

Wen Tingli succeeded in shooting twice, and with a stern expression, she turned her gun to aim at the two guards outside the door. The two men did not react until then, and pulled out their guns at random, ready to shoot Wen Tingli.

But it was too late. Wen Tingli rolled on the ground and dragged Zhou Sao and Xiao Taozi off the bed and stuffed them under the bed.

The two men fired again in frustration, but suddenly they felt their wrists shake and several more bullets came from the side, knocking their pistols to the ground.

It turned out that Lu Shicheng had already rushed to the two people who had been shot and fell to the ground. He quickly pulled the pistol from their waist and fired several shots at them with an expressionless face.

All the movements were done in one go, and the two guards fell to the ground one after another.

Qiu Dapeng was so terrified that he couldn't express it in words. He led his men to break into the house, but unfortunately the door frame was narrow and only one person could get in at a time. As soon as his men showed their heads, they were knocked down by Lu Shicheng.

Qiu Dapeng was so angry that he kept shouting: "Surround them from inside and outside!"

At this moment, Qiu Lingyun had already led his men to the window, planning to launch a sneak attack from behind. However, as soon as he showed his head, he was shot in the left and right shoulders. His body swayed, and he fell to the ground with his crutches.

All I could hear was Tingli laughing coldly in the room: "I forgot to tell you, I have more than one Mauser pistol on me. This one is the M1906, a pocket pistol made by Browning!"

Qiu Lingyun's mind went blank. Yes, the cheongsam was a little too big for her, but even so, how could he have imagined that she would be hiding such a small pistol!

If he had insisted on searching at that time, it would have been fine. He only hated himself for being fooled by her so-called "poison". No, it was all his fault, he was blinded by the word "sex"! He had known Wen Tingli for so many years, didn't he know who she was? She was like a weed, she would never seek her own death no matter what happened!
"Dad!" He cried with his neck stiff, "I told you to just kill them, but you didn't listen! Don't listen to their sweet talk this time, beat them into a pool of blood!"

Qiu Dapeng's face was gloomy. It was not that he did not regret it, but it was too late to regret it. Now he wanted to move, but he could only wait for the opportunity. The door frame had been smashed to pieces, and he estimated that there were only a few bullets left in the three pistols in the room.

Suddenly, the gunshots stopped. Qiu Dapeng understood what he meant and grabbed one of his subordinates and threw him into the house. Sure enough, no more gunshots were heard.

Even so, he did not act rashly. He waited outside the house for a while before breaking in with a large number of men. As soon as he entered, he saw the subordinate who had just been thrown in lying on the ground with a bag tied around his neck, having been strangled to death.

Lu Shicheng and Wen Tingli, one hid behind the window and pointed the gun firmly outside.

One stood in the middle of the room, looking straight at them.

Neither of them seemed panicked at all.

"You're out of bullets, right?" Qiu Dapeng sneered, his face darkened, and he pointed the gun at Lu Shicheng.

Lu Shicheng hushed him and said, "Listen, what's that noise outside?"

Suddenly, gunshots rang out outside the gate, and then the subordinates ran into the yard with blood on their faces: "Oh no, Master! Kuang Zhilin and his men were hiding under the slope, and they have already broken through!"

When he turned around again, he saw Lu Shicheng smiling at him and raising his eyebrows. The gunshot just now was indeed some kind of signal. Only a few minutes later, Kuang Zhilin and his men broke in.

Qiu Dapeng gritted his teeth in hatred, hating Lu Shicheng for guessing everything he was thinking!

Tonight, he really hadn't decided whether to kill Lu Shicheng, because according to his life experience, he should always leave himself a way out. If Lu Shicheng, the hostage, died, he and his son would not even have the last trump card. With this idea in mind, he missed one great opportunity after another. Now, he must not make a fool of himself again.

"Go to hell!" He roared and kept pulling the trigger at Lu Shicheng. Suddenly, he felt something was wrong and jumped back with all his strength. The bullet shot by Lu Shicheng narrowly grazed his forehead and made a hole in the wall behind his position.

There are still bullets in his pistol!
Qiu Dapeng barely managed to roll on the ground, but he had no chance to fight back. In an instant, gunshots rang out in the yard, and he heard his son shouting outside in panic, "Dad, save me!"

Qiu Dapeng made up his mind and looked up and shouted to the upper floor: "Third Master! Third Master! It's your turn!"

***
Qiu Lingyun shouted a few times in the yard, but his father didn't come to save him. He endured the severe pain and got up from the ground. If he didn't run, he would lose his life here tonight! No, he might not lose. His father was an immortal "Nine-headed Insect". Besides, there was Master Lu behind them, and Master Lu was watching from upstairs the whole time.

He desperately crawled forward with a glimmer of hope, but a stray bullet flew in from somewhere and hit his arm. He fell to the ground again and completely lost consciousness.

When Qiu Lingyun woke up again, he could hear a lot of noise and his head was dizzy. He felt a sharp pain when he moved. He opened his eyes with difficulty and saw his feet dragging on the ground. Someone was desperately carrying him forward. He turned his head and almost cried out: "Dad..."

"Don't talk. The brothers will hold us back. Dad will take you out. Just run away."

Qiu Dapeng, sweating profusely, ran to the gate of the courtyard carrying his son. There was a car starting up ahead, and Qiu Dapeng shouted at the car, "Third Master, wait for us."

As he spoke, he rushed forward and opened the car door. The person in the car kicked him mercilessly and knocked him to the ground.

The father and son fell to the ground. Qiu Dapeng would have been fine, but Qiu Lingyun looked at the other party in disbelief. The car left them there and drove away without looking back.

Soon after, people surrounded him from all directions. This time, there was no way to escape even if he had wings. Qiu Lingyun felt hatred and anxiety in his heart. He spat out blood from his throat and fainted.

In desperation, Qiu Dapeng turned over and pressed his son under him, pulled out two guns from his sleeves, and started firing at the rear like crazy.

For the sake of his son, he had already risked his life. He fired dozens of bullets in one breath and managed to force back several people.

This time, he became even more crazy. While hitting people in all directions, he kept an eye on Wen Tingli. Suddenly, he saw Zhou Sao and Xiao Taozi running over there surrounded by a crowd of people. He immediately pointed his gun at Xiao Taozi's head.

Anyway, he has already been defeated miserably tonight. How can he be willing to accept this unless he carves a bloody hole in Wen Tingli's heart that will never heal!

As long as he hits this one, he won't lose.

I wonder how beautiful that round little head would look if it had a split open. Wen Tingli would surely be scared to death.

Qiu Dapeng grinned and was about to pull the trigger, but in a flash, an invisible force came from the side and knocked his head to the side. Something hot flowed down his temple.

He suddenly felt something was wrong and turned his eyes with difficulty. He caught a glimpse of a man standing on his right. Lu Shicheng was pointing a gun at him with an expressionless face, and the barrel of the gun in his hand was still smoking.

At the same time, he was shot in the forehead again, this time from the front.

Wen Tingli stood opposite him, and like a madman, she shot him in the head again and again.

"You dare to touch Xiao Taozi, you killed my father! You destroyed my family, and you even wanted to kill my sister!"

The position of the heart is different from that of an ordinary person? This time she wants his head to explode! The huge head in front of him was soon smashed to pieces.

Lu Shicheng did not try to dissuade her. He just stood there and watched Wen Tingli vent her anger crazily. He did not step forward and hugged her until she emptied her magazine.

"Where's the bullet?" She struggled and looked around fiercely, "My father said that this Qiu is a nine-headed monster, and his life is tougher than others! We can't let this beast live, otherwise he will hurt me and my sister again!"

Lu Shicheng did not let go, but just kept stroking the back of her head soothingly, trying to help her calm down.

"let me go!"

"He's dead!" Lu Shicheng shouted, "He's dead!"

Wen Tingli was stunned. She looked at the bloody body on the ground again and again. After confirming that Qiu Dapeng was no longer making any sound, a smile of ecstasy suddenly appeared on her face.

died?

Just step on it.

Really dead!

What a miserable death!

She laughed. The shameless man finally died in her hands.

This nightmare that had haunted her for nearly two years was finally over.

(End of this chapter)