69novels Chapter 1206 - 721: Disguise
Chapter 1206 - 721: Disguise
"Bang!" The door slammed shut, and Zan Wenxing walked towards the adjacent room with a gloomy face.
Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Luo Ye tensed her body behind the door, her fingers clutching two silver needles, which shone with a chilling light under the moonlight streaming through the window grille.
"Boss, we caught one, but the other... got away," the black strong man breathlessly reported as he ran over, despite it being winter, his hair was damp and clumped together.
"Useless! So many people, yet you let him escape?" Zan Wenxing shouted furiously.
"Boss, his skills were too formidable. Da Gang, Old Five and the others were injured. We really... we really couldn’t stop him." The man’s voice was filled with uncertainty.
Zan Wenxing kicked the black strong man to the ground: "You thirty plus people couldn’t catch two? What use do I have for any of you?"
"Boss, those two shouldn’t be from around here. From what we know, Yuanzhou City, including from the precinct, doesn’t have anyone with such skills. At the time..."
After the man finished explaining, Zan Wenxing pondered briefly and said, "Alright, I’ll go take a look." Saying this, he kicked the door, "Quanzi, Er Ming, get things done properly!"
"Yes! Boss!"
"Yes! Boss!" Two voices echoed from inside the room.
"Boss, this way!"
Hearing the footsteps growing distant, Luo Ye slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Big sister, can you let us go now?" Said a shadow sitting on the ground.
Luo Ye glared at him, "Who’s the big sister?"
The shadow quickly corrected himself, "Miss..."
Another glare, "Who’s the miss?"
"Aun... Aunty, can you give us a title?" The shadow was truly helpless.
"Hmm, just call me Aunt then." Mou Ye nodded, stepping forward, she pulled the needles from their legs, "You can move for now, but if you dare go against my wishes, you’ll never be able to stand up again in this life."
Earlier, while the man and Zan Wenxing were speaking, Luo Ye swiftly moved in front of the two, locking the acupoints on their legs, bringing them around and threatening them to act according to her instructions.
Having fainted inexplicably, then inexplicably losing sensation in their legs, driven by fear of the unknown, how could the two not comply?
The two shadows twisted their bodies, pinching their legs — finally feeling returned! They nodded simultaneously, "Aunt, we’ll definitely follow your instructions."
"With my abilities, even if you don’t follow my instructions, I can definitely escape unscathed, but you... you’ll likely spend this lifetime lying in bed, worse than dead." Luo Ye’s voice coldly continued warning, "I’ll tell you now, with my technique, there’s no one across the country who can undo it..." She lowered her voice, "Ancient Family of Miao Border, know of it?"
Their hands waved swiftly like second hands; if before this, the Ancient Family of Miao Border was a legend, now they absolutely believed it. Such skill, a needle could take a life, apart from the Ancient Family of Miao Border, who else?
The Ancient Family of Miao Border’s fame in Ludong originated from before the liberation. At the time, when Japanese invaders entered Ludong, trying to seize the Qi Wanxiang estate, coincidentally the Ancient Family of Miao Border’s master was a guest at Qi’s, the Ancient Master single-handedly stormed the Japanese base, taking the lives of two hundred and four invaders.
The support troops searched all over Ludong and couldn’t find the slightest trace of the Ancient Master, yet over the following months inexplicably lost another few hundred.
Since then, the Ancient Family of Miao Border’s reputation grew in Ludong, naturally becoming more and more mystical. The most mystical rumor was, whenever the Miao Family Master stood there, raised a hand, a sky full of hidden weapons would fly swishing directly at the Japanese, harvesting lives like crops...
Over the years, the legends were mostly considered children’s tales, few truly believed, but today, Luo Ye’s actions left the two with no choice but to solidly believe she was a descendant of the Ancient Family — perfectly matching the masterful technique rumored of Miao Family Master.
Ten minutes later, two tightly wrapped shadows carried a large sack out the door. As they reached the villa entrance, the guards on either side glanced at the black sack, kicked it, "Quanzi, Er Ming, done? Ha, see how he’ll oppose the boss in the future!"
"Alright, we’ve got to hurry, running out of time." The front shadow said, hastening his pace.
One of the guards scrutinized the bowed shadow at the back, "Er Ming, you look thinner, playing too hard lately hurting your body?"
The shadow in front turned around: "Don’t mess with him, just got kicked in the face by the old guy, got a cut, and he’s quite angry."
"Let me see..."
The shadow behind flew a kick at the security guard who was getting close, then sped up and moved to the front.
"Third, don’t be mad. When Er Ming comes back, you’ll understand. Anyone would be upset if it happened to them. If it weren’t for the task from the boss, this guy might lock himself up for half a month..."
"Alright, alright, quickly go." The security guard waved his hand and leaned towards another ear, "See that, Er Ming was bent over just like that, absolutely... Last night..."
The car drove out of Zan Family Mansion, and the shadow from the driver’s seat finally spoke: "Give Zan Wenxing a call, tell him we’ve arrived at Huaihai Road, let him rest assured."
"Yes, ma’am, you can count on Quanzi to get things done."
...
Early the next day, Luo Ye and Zhao Qianqian arrived at the Mine Art Troupe with their luggage. They were greeted by a woman in her forties named Wang Mingli, the Director of the troupe’s office. She appeared prosperous and friendly, and upon seeing them, her eyes immediately filled with a smile: "Yesterday, we received the transfer order, and everyone was guessing whether the troupe flower of our Cultural Troupe was changing. Oh, oh, look at this cute look, it’s really appealing."
"Director Wang, you’re flattering us." Zhao Qianqian smiled sweetly, "In the future, we’ll need to ask Director Wang to take care of us."
"Look at that sweet mouth." Wang Mingli reached out and pinched Zhao Qianqian’s tender cheek, "Oh, oh... with such a cute face, even I feel a twinge, and what about the young folks at the mine? Our Cultural Troupe will surely get more attention now."
"Director Wang, we arrived yesterday and were exhausted, so we stayed in a hotel for a night. Can we get that reimbursed?" Zhao Qianqian asked, handing over two invoices, with a fawning smile.
Wang Mingli glanced at them and showed a hint of difficulty: "With your level, you can only stay in dormitory rooms. This double room expense can only be reimbursed 30%."
Zhao Qianqian’s eyes were full of disappointment, "Director Wang, on the train, we happened to meet an old man from the mine who was in great difficulty, so we helped him. Now that we’ve paid the hotel fee, we only have hundreds of dollars left. Can you make an exception for us?"
"Oh really? You two are such kind children..." Wang Mingli rested her forehead and thought for a while, then proposed, "Let me teach you a method, go ask Vice Captain Yao for help, he can make the decision."
"Really?" Zhao Qianqian smiled happily, "Is the Vice Captain easy to talk to?"
"Whether he’s easy to talk to depends on who’s asking, but I think if you ask him, there shouldn’t be a problem..." Wang Mingli looked at Luo Ye, "Xiao Luo, don’t you like to talk?"
"Yes." Luo Ye replied concisely.
"That’s not good, every girl in our Cultural Troupe is sweet-talking and talkative. You should learn from Xiao Zhao, her personality makes her popular in the troupe. I’m reminding you because you look pretty and I don’t want you to waste your potential. How about this, let Xiao Zhao handle the accommodation reimbursement issue with Vice Captain Yao, so your quiet personality doesn’t upset him and ruin everything."
"Okay."
Another one-word reply.
Wang Mingli helplessly shook her head and leaned out to look, lowering her voice, "Xiao Zhao, Vice Captain Yao might appear a bit... intimidating, but he’s actually quite nice, and his brother-in-law is a city official. So if you can go along with him, don’t go against him, alright?"
"Director Wang, what do you mean by that?" Zhao Qianqian posed a frightened look, "I’m a good girl, I can’t do anything against my conscience."
"This child, what are you thinking?" Wang Mingli’s face turned stern, "Forget it, if you don’t trust me, you don’t have to go, I’ll handle it for you, reimburse as much as possible."
"Oh, please don’t." Zhao Qianqian quickly tugged at her sleeve, acting coquettishly, "Director Wang, you’re our first support since we got here, if you don’t help, we’re doomed.
I’m not good at talking, don’t hold it against me, if I really didn’t trust you, I wouldn’t have talked to you like this. Actually, I’m just worried you’ll misunderstand me; ever since middle school, I’ve always been misunderstood."
"Hmm, your appearance does make misunderstandings easy." Wang Mingli shook her head and patted her, "If it weren’t for my age, your charming looks wouldn’t have gotten advice from me?
Xiao Zhao, Xiao Luo, you both seem like honest kids, so I’m being straightforward with you. I’m so concerned about your matters because I don’t want you to be overlooked here.
In our kind of unit, to rise up, looks and talents are equally important, then there’s principled obedience to leadership. Leaders are leaders, but they’re also men, some ideas are normal, right?
As long as we stand firm, we can ignore everything else first. Taking verbal advantage is nothing, snooty people in our line of work only face downfalls." (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)