Huayu 2015, the Artist of Light and Shadow

Chapter 177, "My Brother Lu Yunzhou," caused a sensation throughout the school! A short essay by Little Box!

The short essay, "My Mysterious Uncle," was shared and forwarded by many people as soon as the first paragraph was published.

Because this is a story that seems very "dark".

In the domestic context, it is extremely rare, almost non-existent.

What kind of Northeastern gangster story?

These netizens have seen quite a few already.

But what about the Italian underworld?

This makes it seem very novel.

A Chinese man goes to Italy to join the underworld — in the Chinese context, this article should be unique, right?

This story is bound to become a hit.

In addition, the protagonist of this short essay, He Shiyu's "uncle," may be a top-tier expert who fled from Yunnan to Italy.

For many netizens from other parts of the country, Yunnan is a mysterious place.

Online, many people from Yunnan occasionally boast about how their childhood classmates, for various reasons, have turned to crime.

Especially in some remote areas, there are often "urban legends" circulating, such as someone's classmate being executed a few years ago.

For example, someone's classmate was attacked and killed on the street.

This is like a myth to children in inland or big cities.

However, because there are so many such examples, it inevitably leads people to make connections.

Although He Shiyu's essays are quite good, she doesn't have many fans and is just an ordinary person.

On the first day the short essay was posted, not many people came to watch the excitement.

The next morning, He Shiyu was surprised to find that her short essay from the previous night had been shared over 1 times.

The number of likes and comments is also incredibly high.

Her Weibo account is flooded with notifications; there are so many you can't even keep up with them all.

Upon closer inspection, He Shiyu discovered that Lu Yunzhou had liked her short essay before departing for New York, and...

He left with the comment: "Well written."

In no time, many of Lu Yunzhou's fans followed the internet to see He Shiyu's post, which quickly went viral.

Amidst everyone's anticipation, He Shiyu was being taken to school by Lu Yunzhou's executive agent, Xiao Li, to handle various transfer procedures, while simultaneously continuing to write her essays online.

Because she is about to leave her hometown for a place that is both strange and familiar, and enter the second half of her life.

She felt a strong sense of empathy for the protagonist's experiences in the script.

"Little Box, I've arranged a school for you."

"This is a well-known international school. The tuition is very expensive. But don't worry, the boss has covered everything. He has high hopes for you. You mustn't let him down."

"I've never seen a boss put so much thought into anyone else."

Acting agent Xiao Li felt that Lu Yunzhou valued He Shiyu very much, and she didn't want all of Lu Yunzhou's hard work to be wasted on an ungrateful person.

Therefore, she kept emphasizing how good Lu Yunzhou was to He Shiyu.

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He Shiyu will remember this in her heart and will definitely repay Lu Yunzhou for his guidance in the future.

"Sister Li, don't worry, we martial artists value loyalty above all else. The kindness my brother has shown me is something I could repay with my life, never abandoning him for a lifetime. It would take at least three lifetimes, wouldn't it?"

He Shiyu said very seriously.

Agent Xiao Li chuckled, thinking to himself that the young girl really knew how to talk.

She stroked He Shiyu's hair and said, "It's good that you know what's going on. Your boss is really good to you. Come on, to celebrate your successful enrollment, your boss specifically asked me to take you out for a big meal before you left. You can eat whatever you want."

He Shiyu shook her head: "Let's just grab something to eat near the school gate. My brother doesn't earn money easily. We should save as much as we can."

"I'll do whatever you say."

Agent Xiao Li stared at He Shiyu and joked, "Little housekeeper."

He Shiyu immediately chuckled.

After grabbing a quick meal near the school gate, agent Xiao Li went home, leaving He Shiyu alone.

She returned to school all alone.

The school provides accommodation in four-person rooms with air conditioning, balconies, and private bathrooms; the conditions are quite good.

Unfortunately, I can't bring my computer.

They're not allowed to use their phones either.

I heard it's going to be locked up, and we can only play for a short while at noon.

However, when He Shiyu returned to her dormitory, she discovered that her three roommates each had several cell phones, and the one that was locked was just one of their spare phones.

"Nice shoes, newbie?"

When He Shiyu returned to her dormitory, her three roommates looked her up and down.

Suddenly, the dorm leader noticed the pair of Kourui women's shoes He Shiyu was wearing: "I heard you're from Yunnan? Can you buy Kourui shoes in Yunnan?"

He Shiyu shook her head: "I didn't buy it. My brother gave it to me."

Upon hearing this, the others gathered around, asking one after another, "Does your brother work in Shanghai? Or is he starting a business in Shanghai?"

"You're quite pretty. Is your brother super handsome too?"

Good-looking people will receive a little preferential treatment no matter where they go.

People who can afford to attend this kind of international school usually come from well-off families.

He Shiyu came to school plainly, dressed simply, but her pair of Chloe women's shoes cost at least 2000 yuan.

piece.

These people immediately concluded that He Shiyu's family background was similar to theirs.

He Shiyu is so beautiful, her brother must be so handsome!

"No, my brother is just average-looking."

To her roommates' surprise, He Shiyu didn't show off; instead, she wanted to keep it a secret.

This, in turn, aroused the curiosity of the roommates.

Ten minutes later, He Shiyu could no longer hide it.

"Holy crap!"

"Everyone, come quick—her brother is Lu Yunzhou!"

"Really?"

Suddenly, the four-person dormitory room was filled with frantic screams, like a bustling market.

"What are you doing? What are you yelling about in the middle of the night?"

Hearing the commotion, many students from the neighboring dorm rooms rushed over to see what was going on.

"The new girl from Yunnan who joined our dorm has a brother named Lu Yunzhou—I was bored earlier, so I searched her name on Weibo."

"As a result, all the messages under her Weibo post were about Lu Yunzhou."

"Moreover, she wrote a short essay online, and Lu Yunzhou even left her a message praising her writing."

"Besides that, she also has many photos with Lu Yunzhou."

"Just now, I also saw her chat history with Tian Xiwei—you know Tian Xiwei, right? Her profile picture is a Squirtle!"

"Her personal signature is actually 'Practice'. Is she planning to form a 'Practice More If You're Bad' duo with Cai Xukun? Hahaha, that's hilarious."

The three girls in the dormitory were introducing themselves in a lively chatter.

Soon after, the people in the other dormitories learned what had happened and they all started screaming wildly.

Then, the whole school found out.

Their new transfer student in the first year of high school turned out to be Lu Yunzhou's younger sister.

"What's all the noise about?"

"Are they all going crazy in the middle of the night?"

"Go to sleep. School starts tomorrow."

After a while, the dormitory supervisor heard the commotion upstairs and came over to give them a few words of reprimand.

The girls then dispersed in a noisy commotion.

However, even before the start of the school year, He Shiyu had already become a prominent figure at their school.

Fortunately, He Shiyu was mentally prepared for this situation.

That evening, the entire school was buzzing with excitement because the new transfer student was Lu Yunzhou's sister.

Everyone wants to get to know He Shiyu.

However, for He Shiyu, the most important thing is to publish today's short essay.

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"Gomorrah is a very obscure Italian film. I believe that not many people in China have seen it."

"There's a novel like this in my uncle's room."

"I flipped through it when I was bored."

"So, in the Old Testament of the Bible, Gomorrah means the city of sin. And in the novel, it's easy to see that it's about Naples."

"I flew from Yunnan to Shanghai, then from Shanghai to Milan. After landing in Milan, I took the high-speed train, which took another two hours. In total, it took more than 40 hours. After two days and two nights, I finally arrived in Naples."

"The docks at the Port of Naples, which are over 900 meters long, handle almost all cargo transshipment to Europe. 15 containers pass through here every year."

"According to statistics from Italian customs, 60% of the goods arriving in Naples evaded inspection, 20% of the customs declarations were not verified, and 50,000 shipments carried prohibited or smuggled goods."

"99% of them come from the Far East!"

"In the city by the docks, all the apartments are like palaces without walls, designed to maximize the storage of goods."

"Asian businessmen rent apartments, remove partitions, knock down garage walls, and open up a continuous space. They convert elevators into cargo cages, set up tracks and mobile platforms, and transport thousands of cardboard boxes."

"They deliver the goods to remote areas, storing them in warehouses between landfills and tobacco fields. Soon after, transfer vehicles come and take the goods away."

"I once thought that my uncle was in the smuggling business—someone like him would never work honestly to make money."

"As it turns out, my guess was about 80% correct."

"Because my uncle's house is very big, it's a lone building on the Naples seaside, with a small dock below it."

"This small dock is obviously very suitable for smuggling."

"Two days ago, when I received the call, the police told me that my uncle had committed suicide, and I was his only contact."

"Now that I'm at my uncle's house, I simply can't believe that someone like him would commit suicide."

"I spent a day at his huge seaside villa, helping with his funeral arrangements and signing all sorts of bank forms. Not all of them were bank-related, but all sorts of forms."

The next day, I ran into a childhood friend, Xiao Jun. He was a few years older than me and had been working at an old-fashioned place after graduating from junior high school.

He was just loitering around at home. I'd never heard of him coming to Italy with my uncle.

"This whole thing is strange, inside and out."

"However, Xiao Jun seems to have changed his ways. He offered to help me clean the bathroom—the police told me that my uncle committed suicide in this bathroom."

"During the cleaning process, we accidentally found an old-fashioned mobile phone under the sink. It was a Nokia feature phone."

"How can such an old-fashioned phone still receive text messages?"

"Not long after Xiao Jun left, I received a text message from someone claiming to have transferred 1000 million euros, equivalent to about 7900 million yuan, to my uncle's designated account."

"That's when I realized that my uncle was indeed smuggling—but the goods he was smuggling weren't textiles, high-end wines, or luxury goods—they were weapons from Eastern Europe!"

"From Kyiv to Milan, from Warsaw to Naples, a weapons smuggling corridor spanning Eastern and Southern Europe—he wrote down all the key cities in between in his notebook."

"I even saw the ledgers."

"A used AK rifle retails for around 800 to 1500 euros on the European black market, while a single Stinger missile can cost between $20 and $40."

"To be honest, I was scared, but also very curious."

"Just as I was hesitating about whether to hand these over to the police, the doorbell rang."

"The person outside claimed to be my uncle's Italian teacher, and her name was Xiao Dai. She kept asking me about my uncle."

"I tried my best to remain calm and evasive."

"And then, another text message came through on my phone—"

This concludes Chapter 2 of the short essay.

The level of fragmentation is very high.

It was right at the climax, at the turning point of fate, that made the netizens who came to watch the excitement immediately urge for more updates.

Because this novel doesn't look like a novel.

It's more like a kind of record.

This is definitely not something a 16-year-old girl could write.

Especially the metaphor at the beginning, *Gomorrah*, such a little-known Italian novel—if you don't actually read it—

Gomorrah, the city of hell in the Old Testament of the Bible.

It is used as an analogy to Naples.

If one hadn't read the novel or happened to visit Naples, who could have such a profound experience?

And then there's the story of the dock.

Such precise data.

In addition, there are Asian businessmen who break down apartments at the docks to transport goods to remote areas for transshipment—these details are all too real.

In addition, Lu Yunzhou has already made an appearance.

At this moment, everyone realized that this was not He Shiyu's "My Mysterious Uncle" at all, but clearly Lu Yunzhou's homework assignment for He Shiyu.

Immediately, netizens who came to watch the commotion began asking, "Little Box, just tell us, were you taken to Italy by Zhouzhou?"

"Liu Haocun has enjoyed this treatment before. Tian Xiwei has enjoyed it before. Wang Churan has enjoyed it before."

"Now, it is Empress He's turn to ascend the throne!"

"I am willing to go through fire and water, even die a thousand deaths, for Empress He!"

Upon seeing the familiar chat tone, it was as if they had met a secret code. He Shiyu instantly knew that this must be one of the sisters in the Ironclad group.

"Little Box, if you don't say anything, we'll go ask Xiao Hu. You two went to Shanghai together, she definitely knows everything."