"Wow, uncle, it's so beautiful here!"
Top floor apartment 2301, Building 1, Zuo'an Garden.
Bess stood in front of the French window, biting her fingers and looking at the Ferris wheel opposite. Her mother never took her to play these things, saying they were too dangerous.
She was wearing a pretty and cute orange-and-yellow plaid school uniform skirt and snow-white knee-high socks. She had a small body and was carrying a big red schoolbag. She didn't even have time to put it down before she ran around curiously after coming in.
Looking back at her back, Lu Ming smiled, and his inexplicably depressed mood of "emptiness, loneliness and coldness" suddenly felt much better.
Quickly throwing away the big schoolbag, Bisi ran to Lu Ming, climbed onto the sofa, and snuggled up to Lu Ming.
"Uncle, I'll watch the sea with you!"
The milky white sofa is in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the south side. Looking out of the window, you can see the golden beach, the blue sea and the blue sky, which makes people feel relaxed and at ease.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Okay."
But after a while, Bisi slowly lay down in Lu Ming's arms and fell asleep.
It seems that the little guy has been studying very hard recently, and he is sleeping soundly in the warm embrace of his uncle, whom he trusts very much.
Lu Ming smiled, and his heart gradually calmed down.
Looking at the sunlight outside shining on her delicate little face, he thought for a moment, then carefully stood up, slowly picked her up, carried her into a small bedroom, pressed the electric curtains, and covered her with a thin blanket.
After sitting next to her and watching her for a while, Lu Ming got up and went back to the living room.
He fished out a thick stack of materials from the briefcase on the coffee table and slowly read through them. They were all summaries of Richard's previous lawsuits, including some minor lawsuits before he became famous.
I slowly flipped through the book from the beginning, thinking about his litigation techniques and habits.
Suddenly I looked up and saw that the sky outside had darkened. It must be dusk, and there were fiery clouds in the west.
After thinking about it, he picked up the phone and called the person who was guarding that little bastard Sirov.
Sirov is now being guarded by a dozen armed men in a secret location.
Those people were all comrades who had fought side by side with Datou. They were recruited by Datou and now they form his own private mercenary force. The captain of the team is called Shitou, who is Datou's old partner.
Lu Ming thought about it and told Shitou to change the location now. He didn't need to tell anyone about the new location, including himself, and he didn't need to contact him anymore. He just needed to buy the Donghai Morning Post every day and wait until the day when a missing person notice signed by Mr. Lu appeared on the fourth page of the morning post. Then he could contact him immediately.
After putting down the phone, Lu Ming shook his head, thinking that he had been too cautious.
Even the Renault family would not be so omnipotent.
However, it is better to be safe than sorry, as the old Chinese saying always makes sense. In many cases, due to insufficient caution, we may lose a good opportunity or even suffer a shocking reversal. Such examples are everywhere, whether in political struggles or wars.
He stood up and stretched, "Bisi, let's go, get up, little lazy pig, uncle will take you to eat delicious food!"
Um
Faintly, I could hear some noise coming from the balcony outside.
The balcony is on the first floor of this duplex penthouse, actually, it is the roof of the 22nd floor, but with green wood and swimming pool, it looks beautiful like a small garden.
Lu Ming pushed open a glass door and went down the stairs. Turning a corner, he saw Bisi sitting on a small white chair under a parasol, leaning sideways and whispering intimately to someone.
After walking two more steps, I saw the person next to Bisi, who seemed to be a young girl.
"Uncle!" Bisi turned around when she heard the footsteps, jumped off the chair happily and threw herself into Lu Ming's arms.
The girl who was originally sitting next to Bis also took two steps forward timidly.
Looking at her, Lu Ming frowned slightly.
With long hair dyed orange, a seductive white face and a silver nose stud, this rebellious and beautiful girl is none other than Bis's friend Kim Mi-yeon. Remember, she also has a tongue stud.
She was not wearing a school uniform, but a black gauze-like lace-sleeved short shirt, through which you could faintly see the black bra underneath. She was wearing blue denim hot pants, revealing a pair of snow-white slender long legs, and crystal high heels, revealing her snow-white feet painted with black nail polish.
You can also vaguely see that she has beautiful tattoos on her body, and her snow-white and slender long legs are also tattooed with bright flower patterns, winding up into her hot pants.
However, unlike when she first met me, she did not behave like a nonchalant rebellious girl. Instead, she lowered her head timidly.
Lu Ming's face fell a little. Wasn't she forbidden to play with these children? And why did Bisi make the decision to call her and ask her to come here
There must be something wrong with the housekeeper of this apartment. How could he let people come up directly
Not to mention, not everyone can press the 23rd floor button in the elevator. The elevator attendant clearly knows that he is the only one who can go to the 23rd floor.
The other person who could come should be Miss Jia who comes to help me clean every day.
However, after I arrived today, I called my fourth brother and told him that I was here today and I would not bother Miss Jia anymore.
"Uncle, I haven't seen Sister Meiyan for a long time. Uncle knows that I miss her, so he found her, right!"
Bisi was extremely happy, hugging Lu Ming's thighs in a very intimate way.
Lu Ming was a little confused for a moment. What do you mean I found her
Looking at Jin Miyan: "How did you get here?"
Bisi smiled and said, "A sister brought her here. I opened the door! I saw that my uncle was studying hard and I knew I couldn't disturb him, so I shushed her and asked her to speak in a low voice! The sister said her last name was Jia and if my uncle had time, he could give her a call!"
"Okay, okay, you guys play first, I'll make a phone call!" Lu Ming was a little confused, but he also vaguely thought of a possibility and couldn't help frowning.
After returning, Lu Ming went to a private little room, picked up the phone and dialed Wen Liangyu's number.
"Fourth brother, don't tell me you are kidnapping people!" Lu Ming raised his voice as soon as the call was answered.
Unexpectedly, a very gentle voice sounded from the other side: "Qianxing, how can you say that? This is all my idea. How could I do something illegal? I am doing a good deed. I feel sorry for the little girl, so I help her!" Then she sighed, "This little girl owes a lot of money..."
Lu Ming was slightly stunned: "Isn't she studying at Windsor University? Her family should be rich, right?"
"Her family has been in financial trouble for a long time, and she is quite pitiful. She is just a little girl who cares about her reputation and doesn't want to drop out of school, so she borrowed money for tuition and living expenses. She also likes to hang out in the billiard room, so she borrowed money from loan sharks. She didn't even know it herself. She thought the loan sharks were easy to talk to. She has been borrowing money for more than a year, and I thought she would pay off the money by taking photos for a print magazine or something. But, they are just waiting for her to be old enough!"
"She just turned twelve, didn't she? A debt collector named Gou Ya took her photo and looked for buyers. He seemed to know that this little girl would definitely fetch a good price for her first time. The merchants he knew in his circle couldn't afford it, so he tried to ask around. I saw this photo by accident. Besides, she is now living with relatives, and her guardian has no objection."
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment before he reacted. The legal marriage age in the empire is sixteen, but with the guardian's consent, one can get married at twelve.
Similar to some Western or Middle Eastern countries in previous lives.
Thus, when you turn twelve, some dirty deals become a gray area.
"You said, can I not help her?" Jia Xiaoling sighed softly, "Looking at her, I think of myself when I was young. Of course, she is much prettier than me."
"Your apartment is not very popular, so I had a good chat with the girl and told her about your situation. Of course, I didn't tell her who you were at the time. I mainly introduced your character, appearance, age, and ability. The girl agreed and was willing to help you clean the apartment and be a maid. In this way, I don't have to go there every day, right?"
"Ah, someone called me, Qianxing, you can handle it yourself, ah!" Jia Xiaoling hung up the phone.
Lu Ming had no choice but to leave the room, only to see Bisi had already pulled Jin Mi Yan to sit on the sofa to watch TV, and Jin Mi Yan would secretly glance at him from time to time.
"Bisi, are you hungry? I'll order something to eat!"
"Okay!" Bis agreed happily, and then asked Jin Miyeon, "Sister Miyeon, what do you want to eat?"
“All is fine…” Jin Mi Yan lowered her head and said softly.
I wanted to talk to Kim Mi-yeon, but she seemed a little afraid of me and kept following Bis.
I called the apartment service desk and ordered a few dishes and staple foods. There is kitchen service here, but the prices are very high.
After hanging up the phone, Lu Ming frowned slightly as he looked at Jin Mi Yan's dressing: "Mi Yan, go change your clothes first!" He noticed that the big bag in the corner of the living room should be Jin Mi Yan's luggage.
Jin Mi Yan nodded and stood up timidly.
Bis also jumped up excitedly, "Sister Meiyan, let me see if you have any beautiful clothes. I will ask mom to buy them for you later!"
Apparently, she had always envied Kim Mi-yeon’s rebellious dressing style and wanted to learn from her.
"Sit there!" Lu Ming frowned.
"Oh..." Bisi sat down aggrievedly.
…
A housekeeper in a beautiful uniform pushed a dining cart in and set out the delicious food in the restaurant.
At this time, Kim Mi-yeon also came out of the bathroom. She had changed her clothes, which looked like a black and white baseball jacket, loose snow-white pants, and black and white canvas shoes. She looked very girlish and beautiful, and with her charming nose stud and long orange-red hair, she added a bit of mature beauty.
"Come on, after dinner, I'll take you all home!"
Lu Ming made a gesture, and Bisi pulled Jin Mi Yan to the dining table, where she sat down properly.
"Uncle, Dogtooth..." Jin Mi Yan sat down timidly, her eyes a little red, and she wanted to say something in a low voice.
Lu Ming waved his hand at her and said, "It's okay. You are Bisi's good friend. No one will come to you in the future."
Jin Mi Yan nodded slightly, bit her lips, and tears fell.
Bisi looked at her with big eyes, "Sister Meiyan, you didn't come here to see me, did you?"
Lu Ming smiled bitterly in his heart. Little guy, although young, he is very smart.
"Well, Bis, I owed a lot of money, so they sold me to my uncle..." Jin Miyan quickly wiped away the tears from her eyes, "I'm sorry, Bis..."
Lu Ming frowned. He didn't want Bisi to know these dark things. But he had to admit that Jin Miyeon was very strong. She told Bisi the truth frankly and was not afraid that Bisi, her friend, would despise her. It was also because she didn't want to lie to Bisi.
"Who is so mean!" Bisi's little face was very angry. Suddenly, she said, "Sister Meiyan, you are so kind. If someone can sell me to uncle, it will be great! Mom can't control me anymore!"
Lu Ming was stunned and his nose almost got crooked with anger. What kind of logic is this little head holding
"Okay, let's eat, and then I'll take you two home!" Lu Ming waved his hand.
"Uncle, I, I don't want to go home... The way my uncle looks at me is becoming more and more..." Jin Mi Yan glanced at Bisi and didn't say anything else.
"Okay, then Sister Meiyan, come home with me..." Bis suddenly looked miserable. Her mother had scolded her countless times, forbidding her to play with Sister Meiyan and the others. She told her to bring them home? How could she do that
"Where are your parents?" Lu Ming asked. Although it might be some hidden pain, at this moment, he had no choice but to ask clearly.
"He passed away a long time ago..." Jin Mi Yan said in a low voice.
Lu Ming glanced at her again and asked, "Do you have a sister studying at Fernald College?"
"Yes, my twin sister. After my parents passed away, I lived with my uncle and aunt. She was very independent from a very young age, so she applied on her own to go to school in Fernald! She has very good grades, and she will definitely be able to get into a very good university in the future!" When talking about this sister, Jin Mi Yan's face lit up, and she was obviously very proud of her sister.
Lu Mingxin said, that’s my deskmate.
He coughed and said, "How about this, I'm very busy now. After this period of time, I will help you apply to go to school in Fernald, and live on campus."
The expected surprise did not happen, but Jin Mi Yan nodded gently: "Okay..." But her little face looked a little embarrassed.
Bis lowered her head, trying not to laugh.
Lu Ming understood that this person was probably a real poor student, and he wondered if he would just hand in a blank paper.
"Okay, I have to go. You all stay here tonight. Bisi, I'll talk to your mother." Lu Ming stood up and said, "After you finish eating, just ask the housekeeper to clean up!"
"Uncle,..." Bisi looked at Lu Ming pitifully, feeling reluctant to let him go.
Kim Mi-yeon seemed to be secretly relieved.
Lu Ming waved his hand and picked up the briefcase. He couldn't calm down here, so he decided to go back to Husky to study the case.