After Ye Chu fell asleep, Lu Huai walked out of the Ye Mansion.
The night was extremely deep, and the darkness struck him, enveloping him in darkness, his figure straight and straight.
Lu Huai stepped into the darkness.
The street corner lights up, and the dim light pours down, illuminating the ground.
The light stretched his figure and reflected on the ground in depth.
There was a car parked on the corner of the street, and Lu Huai walked straight over.
Before reaching the car, Lu Huai opened the door and got in the car.
Sitting in the car was Adjutant Zhou. He was waiting here, ready to send Lu Huai to the train station.
The car started and drove in the direction of the train station.
The car drove steadily, the secluded scenery passed by quickly, and Shanghai Beach sank in the silent darkness.
Lu Huai's figure was silent, his thoughts drifting away.
This time he is going to Hanyang to investigate the affairs of Dong Hongchang and Ji Manqing.
The truth has slowly surfaced, as long as you get closer, you will discover the hidden secrets.
And this trip was too dangerous, he would not take Ye Chu, he set off overnight after Ye Chu fell asleep.
When Ye Chu found out, he had already left Shanghai by then.
Lu Huai's eyes were dark and unclear.
The moonlight fell quietly, half of his figure was hidden in the gloom, and half was sunk in the light and shadow, his temperament was extremely cold.
The car stopped and Lu Huai got out of the car.
He walked slowly into the train station, and the darkness sank and spread across the train station.
During this trip to Hanyang, Lu Huai had changed his appearance and used a fake identity in order to avoid being frightened.
On reaching the platform, the platform was empty, with few people and slight noise.
The long whistle sounded, scattered in the air, and Lu Huai stepped onto the train.
The dark railroad tracks stretched forward, as if the end could not be seen. The train started, and there was a rumbling sound.
The train was extremely quiet. Lu Huai sat in the carriage and closed his eyes.
The night passed quietly, and the train galloped away, hidden in the darkness.
The next day.
When I arrived in Hanyang, it was already dusk.
Lu Huai got off the train, and a black car was waiting outside.
Lu Huai and Adjutant Zhou got into the car, and the car started.
Lu Huai had a house in Hanyang, and the car stopped at the door of the house.
He went straight in.
Lu Huai's men knew that the three young masters were coming today, and they had been waiting at the door long ago, preparing to report on the situation.
Lu Huai walked into the study and looked at the visitors: "Are there any suspicious people near Dong Hongchang?"
If Ji Manqing has a relationship with Dong Hongchang, either she is Dong Hongchang's outside room or she is Dong Hongchang's subordinate.
Lu Huai asked his subordinates to investigate Ji Manqing from these two aspects.
Subordinates: "We have investigated all the private houses under Dong Hongchang's name, and we have not found any suspicious women."
Dong Hongchang has a lot of private houses in Hubei Province. They hide around the house and find that few people come and go there.
Lu Huai nodded: "Go on."
It seems that Ji Manqing may not be Dong Hongchang's outside room, but it does not rule out that Dong Hongchang is cautious and did not place Ji Manqing in the house.
Lu Huai asked again: "Are there any problems with the female government officials who contacted Dong Hongchang?"
Dong Hongchang is the governor of the three provinces. The governor's office is in Wuhan. Dong Hongchang works in the government. It is inevitable that he will encounter those government officials in his work.
Maybe Ji Manqing got in touch with Dong Hongchang in this way.
He shook his head: "There are no middle-aged women among the officials in contact with him."
Most of the daily discussions with Dong Hongchang are male officials, and he rarely has contact with female officials.
Besides, the woman the Third Young Master wanted them to find was nearly middle-aged.
Among the female officials working in the government, no one meets this requirement.
Lu Huai frowned slightly, and suddenly asked, "Where does Dong Hongchang go often?"
If Ji Manqing has nothing to do with Dong Hongchang at work, then Dong Hongchang met her in his spare time.
The subordinate replied: "He often goes to the Overseer's House, the government and the equestrian club."
Lu Huai keenly caught one point and asked, "Equestrian club? Does Dong Hongchang go there often?"
He faintly felt something was wrong.
The man nodded: "Dong Hongchang seems to like riding horses. In his free time, he often goes there."
Lu Huai asked again: "Have you checked the owner of the equestrian club?"
If Ji Manqing is related to the equestrian club, then Dong Hongchang went there to meet her.
Men: "The boss is a man."
Lu Huai thought for a while. On the surface, it seemed that Ji Manqing had nothing to do with the equestrian club.
However, Lu Huai always feels that the equestrian club is not that simple.
Lu Huai looked up: "I gave you a picture before, did you find the woman in the picture?"
If Ji Manqing had colluded with Dong Hongchang, she would most likely be in Wuhan now.
Lu Huai asked his hand to investigate, where is Ji Manqing now.
Subordinates: "Only traced her a few days ago."
The woman was acting secretly, and there seemed to be someone protecting her. They followed for a long time before they found her.
The subordinates suddenly remembered something: "Dong Hongchang looked a little different when he went to the equestrian club that day."
His posture was not as leisurely as before, as if he was going to do something.
After Dong Hongchang left the equestrian club, they were afraid of revealing their whereabouts, so they did not follow.
Lu Huai: "Go on."
At the equestrian club that day, maybe something happened.
Men: "Not long after Dong Hongchang left, the woman went to the equestrian club."
Lu Huai's eyes tightened: "Where did Ji Manqing go?"
There really is a problem with that equestrian club.
The man nodded: "And the woman knows the owner of the club, they look very familiar."
Lu Huai's thoughts are deep, and it seems that the equestrian club is the contact point between Dong Hongchang and Ji Manqing, and the boss is the joint person.
On weekdays, Dong Hongchang met with Ji Manqing privately under the cover of the club.
Men: "After the woman left, we followed and found her residence."
Lu Huai said, "Stare there."
Ji Manqing will definitely go to see Dong Hongchang, as long as he keeps watching her closely, he will discover the relationship between them.
Also, she and Dong Hongchang have joined forces, and they don't know what they are discussing behind.
But Lu Huai knew that, in any case, their purpose must be related to East China, and their intentions were not good.
After his subordinates left, Lu Huai sat there with cold eyes.
Ji Manqing.
Thinking of her vicious behavior, Lu Huai's face was extremely cold, even more bitter than the bleak winter.
Now that Ji Manqing appeared again, they also found her whereabouts.
In this way, it is necessary for him to meet her.
…
Shanghai.
After being drunk by Lu Huai that night, Ye Chu slept until the evening of the next day before she woke up.
Ye Chu had a long dream.
The smell of spirits permeated the dream, which made people groggy.
Lu Huai was standing not far from her, his back gradually disappearing.
She tried to grab Lu Huai's hand, but found that she had lost all strength.
And wine like the tide poured in from the gaps in the room, flooding the entire room.
The spirits enveloped her body, like a transparent bondage.
Blocking the two of them...
Ye Chu suddenly opened his eyes.
Some cold air hit her nose and she became sober.
It rained yesterday, and the air in the room was slightly humid and clammy.
Ye Chu's consciousness gradually became clear, but her head was still heavy.
She was lying on the bed, but she felt extremely heavy, as if she was being dragged down.
Ye Chu got up, his throat was thirsty, as if he was being burned by something.
She blinked and her eyes became clear.
Soon, a voice came from beside him.
"Second Miss, are you awake?"
Ye Chu frowned slightly, she recognized the voice.
That person was Bai Ying who had been inserted by Lu Huaian in the Ye Mansion earlier. Before, if they had something, they would let her send a letter.
Bai Ying handed a glass of water to Ye Chu's mouth, as if she was already ready.
Ye Chu drank water.
The warm water flowed through the throat, barely alleviating the feeling of thirst.
Ye Chu said, "He asked you to come?"
Bai Ying nodded: "The third young lady said, the second young lady has drunk, let me take care of you."
Ye Chu raised his eyes and looked out the window.
The afterglow of the setting sun fell into the room, and it was already dusk.
She squinted her eyes, thinking in her mind.
If Lu Huai left immediately after getting her drunk last night, he must have left Shanghai by now.
Today is the weekend, and she must go to school tomorrow.
Ye Chu knew that he had already counted the time.
What exactly is Lu Huai going to do
Ye Chu looked at Bai Ying: "Where did he go?"
Bai Ying shook his head: "I don't know, but San Shao has said that he will send the news back soon."
Ye Chu was silent, her brows darkened a bit.
Bai Ying added another sentence: "The Third Young Master, let the Second Young Master not worry about it."
Ye Chu's lips tightened, and his hands were held together.
Lu Huai walked in such a hurry and designed to make her unconscious, not wanting to take her over...
Ye Chu can only be sure that it is an important and dangerous thing.
As for his leaving without saying goodbye.
After one night, her anger had disappeared for most of the time, but she sighed.
Ye Chu had no choice but to stay in Shanghai and wait for the news.
…
The next day, Ye Chu's head no longer hurts.
She went to the school.
There are two exact things in the school.
One is that she will go to Peiping with her classmates and teachers to attend an academic conference, and the second is that the French Jesuits want to transform Xinli Middle School into a church school is still being discussed.
A while ago, Ye Chu had been preparing for academic conferences.
The train tickets have been bought, and they will leave Shanghai the day after tomorrow.
The affairs of the Jesuits in France are handled by Mo Qinghan, a Chinese member of the Executive Committee of the Public Board of Directors.
These days, Ye Chu has not seen him in the school.
It is said that Mo Qinghan left Shanghai and went outside on a business trip, so the mission school affairs were temporarily delayed.
The people at Xinli Middle School also breathed a sigh of relief.
In the afternoon, under the dim sky, the light of the setting sun gradually dissipated.
After the school was over, Ye Chu sat in the car of Ye Mansion.
Holding a train ticket in her hand, the faint light reflected the words on it.
From Shanghai to Beiping, the departure time is noon the day after tomorrow.
Ye Chu put away the train ticket, looked out the window, his eyes darkened.
I just don't know if Lu Huai will pass the news before leaving.
The black car stopped, Ye Chu put away his thoughts.
After converging her expression, she got out of the car, her face was not visible at all, and she walked into the Ye Mansion.
Night fell.
Ye Mansion was shrouded in the dense night, and it was extremely silent.
Ye Chu sat in the room, his figure silent.
At this time, a knock on the door sounded: "Second Miss."
Ye Chu recognized that this was Bai Ying's voice: "Come in."
The door opened and Bai Ying walked in, holding a letter in her hand.
Bai Ying handed the letter to Ye Chu, and whispered softly: "Second Miss, this is a letter from the Third Young Master."
Ye Chu looked over, his eyes moved slightly.
She hummed, took the letter, and put it on the table.
Bai Ying left, and the door was closed.
Ye Chu opened the envelope and his eyes fell on the letter. Ye Chu lowered his head and looked at it seriously.
The light went down, illuminating the paper.
There were only a few words in the letter.
"When you opened this letter, I was already in Hanyang..."
Ye Chu held Xin's hand and tightened slightly, her gaze continued to move downward.
Lu Huai mentioned that he went to Hanyang to investigate the affairs of Dong Hongchang and Ji Manqing.
The last sentence of the letter is that he will come back as soon as possible, so she does not worry.
Putting the letter on the table, Ye Chu withdrew his gaze.
The night was silent, Ye Chu's thoughts were deep.
She understood why Lu Huai did not take her to Hanyang.
Ji Manqing is in collusion with Dong Hongchang, so if you go to find Ji Manqing, there must be someone with Dong Hongchang by her side.
The last time Ji Manqing and Dai Heng met at the Nanguo Restaurant, Dai Heng was arrested, but Ji Manqing escaped.
Her men will desperately protect her, indicating that her identity is extremely important.
Ji Manqing's behavior is concealed, and she is extremely careful in doing things. She and Lu Huai both go to investigate the matter, and it is easy to startle the snake.
Ye Chu continued to think about it. A few years ago, Ji Manqing did something like that to A Jiu, and his mind was extremely vicious.
This person was cruel, and Lu Huai definitely didn't want to contact her by himself.
Moreover, Ji Manqing asked Dai Heng to lure Su Mingzhe into smoking a big cigarette in order to seek revenge on the Su family.
Although I don't know what is going on between her and the Su family, her intention is very vicious.
They couldn't even know what she thought of the Ye Family.
Lu Huai was definitely worried. If Ji Manqing saw him, he didn't know what he would do.
Lu Huai considered everything, so he left without saying goodbye. After she found out, he was already in Hanyang.
Ye Chu's heart gradually calmed down.
He is in Hanyang, and she will soon leave Shanghai for Beiping.
Although the trip was difficult and dangerous, she knew that he would come back safely.
Ye Chu slightly stretched out his hand and picked up the lighter by the table.
She pressed it lightly, and the flames lit up quickly.
The letter was moved above the flame.
The flames spread over the plain white paper, and also burned her thoughts.
The tiny light jumped.
Throwed into the very deep and very quiet night.