Chapter 347: The Last Song

'The movie just now was really amazing. Those meteors and creatures from outer space were almost right in front of me, as if I could reach out and touch them. And even though I was clearly in a room, but it felt like I had travelled tens of thousands of light years. I could also go up and down. It was incredible! It's a pity that Mum didn't come, though. She would have had a much better time!'

Zhou Ming took Julia for a walk along the promenade on the banks of the Itter River. Julia was jumping with excitement as she said that they had just come from the Itter Science Centre, and Zhou Ming had just taken her to see a 4D movie.

You have to understand that even twenty years later, many people still find 4D movies amazing, let alone now. Many people have no idea what 4D movies are, so at first glance they naturally feel amazing, especially a curious little girl like Julia.

'Unfortunately, your mother's health doesn't allow it for the time being,' said Zhou Ming. 'But never mind, the Science Centre is here to stay, so there will be other opportunities in the future.'

Julia nodded firmly, 'When I grow up and earn money, I will definitely bring my mother to see it!'

Zhou Ming patted Julia's head and praised her for being a good girl. Zhou Ming had specifically brought Julia out to play. After all, just now he had heard Margaret talk about their heavy past, and he always always take them out to relax, otherwise they can easily become depressed. However, as Margaret was weak after her dialysis and needed to rest, Zhou Ming therefore took Julia out alone.

Of course in addition to letting Julia relax, Zhou Ming himself also needed to digest the information he had received today. Richard, head of the Tefo family, wanted to join forces with him against the Daewood family, and Mayor Martin asked him to save the black race, who were being exploited in Etrile. Later, due to Martin's deliberate actions, Margaret told Ming that she was the third heir to the Bigwood family.

Originally each of these things required careful consideration, and now all three had happened in one day, so she needed to think even more carefully.

But after two hours, her mind was still in a complete mess. She just knew that the situation in Etrile was very complicated. The three major automotive families wanted to get rid of the control of the Daewood family, and the blacks the blacks were dragged into the fight between the Bigwood family and the Big Three car families. They hated the Big Three car families and the Bigwood family for using them and wanted to drive them away and become truly independent.

Originally Over the decades, these three forces have constantly negotiated with each other and have reached a relative balance. However, their sudden involvement has obviously disrupted this rare balance.

If I had known that he should have called Omar from Brighton to help out. The future Mr President obviously had the political wisdom to achieve his own ends, and more importantly, he is also a black man, which allows him to better communicate with the black community and more easily establish mutual trust.

Zhou Ming smiled and said to himself, but Ming also understood that this was just wishful thinking. Now that he was here, he had a way to solve it. And to say that he had only been here for two days and already had so much information, what if he stayed a few more days?

It was already afternoon when Ming It was already afternoon when Ming and Julia went out, and now it was evening. Ming took Julia out to dinner, and they finally chose an elegant, high-end French restaurant. However, they did not finish eating here, because the little girl was thinking about her mother at home, so they ordered some dishes that were good for the kidneys or not as taxing on the kidneys, and took them home to eat.

Originally This was all very normal and warm, but when they returned to the villa, everything was wrong, because the villa was already in flames.

The little girl Julia froze, the steak in her hand dropped to the ground, and she muttered, 'Why is this happening?'

But then her mumbling turned into a cry: 'Mum, my mum is still in the house, I have to save her!'

The little girl cried as she ran towards the room, but was pulled back by Zhou Ming. The little girl turned to Zhou Ming and said, 'Brother Zhou Ming, I beg you to save my mother. She must still be in the house, otherwise would have come looking for me. I can't live without my mother. Brother Zhou Ming, I beg you to save her. I will be your slave and do whatever you tell me. I will repay you for anything you ask me to do!'

As she spoke, The little girl knelt down and kowtowed to Zhou Ming. Zhou Ming helped her up and said to her, 'It's no use. There's a strong smell of petrol near your house. gasoline. In a fire like this, anyone who goes in will be burned immediately. We can only wait for the fire brigade to arrive. I've already called the police for you.'

The little girl looked up at Zhou Ming with tearful eyes and said, 'But my mother is still inside, she's still inside, can she wait for the fire brigade to come?'

'She can, she can definitely make it!' Zhou Ming encouraged her, 'Have you forgotten? When your mother first developed uremia, she had no money for treatment and even went over her credit card limit, and you were about to lose your house. So now that I, an angel, am here, there will definitely be more miracles. Your mother is so smart, she will definitely know how to protect herself and wait for the fire brigade to arrive!'

Although Zhou Ming had already said this, but the little girl still couldn't calm down completely. She looked at the raging flames of her home and could only sob, 'Mom, you must survive, you will definitely survive, but why would a nice home catch fire?'

As for Zhou Ming could not answer the little girl's questions, so he could only hug her and watch from a distance, waiting for the fire brigade to arrive.

Zhou Ming could do was just that, but there was never a shortage of assholes in this world, so at this time, a very annoying voice suddenly sounded: 'Yo, what's the fire here?'

Zhou Ming was not unfamiliar with this voice. He turned his head and said, 'Wood? I didn't that you've returned too.'

The strange-looking man at his side was Wood, the current first-in-line heir to the Wood family. He looked at Zhou Ming and said, 'My family is from Etruria, so why can't I return? It's actually quite surprising that you, Mr. Zhou Ming, would come too.'

Wood said with a sigh, 'It's just that Mr. Zhou Ming, or perhaps I should call him Mr. Disaster, would be more appropriate. Otherwise, why would there be a fire here? If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Zhou Ming, you should be living here, right?'

Wood said, deliberately stepping forward to Zhou Ming and adding, 'It's just a pity that you weren't in the house when it caught fire and you weren't killed!'

Little girl Julia immediately reacted to his words: 'You set the fire, didn't you? You murderer, go save my mother, I'm calling the police to arrest you!'

The little girl shouted, and raised her little pink fists and hit Wood hard, but Wood was no pushover, casually shaking the little girl's hands off, and reaching out to hit her: 'Where is this little bitch from, messing with me here? I'll kill you!'

Of course Wood's slap did not land on the little girl, but was intercepted by Zhou Ming, who grabbed his hand and said to him, 'Mr. Wood, bullying a 13-year-old girl is not very gentlemanly.'

Wood looked at Zhou Ming with disdain and said, 'So according to Mr. Zhou Ming, I would have to throw you into the fire over there and let you burn to death in order to be considered gentlemanly, is that right?'

Following Wood's words, and in an instant several strong bodyguards surrounded him. But this time, reacting even faster, he drew his pistol from his waist and quickly went around to Wood's back and pressed it against his waist.

The movement was seamless, so that Wood was like a startled spirit at that moment, shouting at his bodyguards not to move, while turning back to Zhou Ming and saying, 'The movements are quite skilled. It seems that your people have done a lot of this kind of hijacking and killing? But I advise you not to make any rash moves here in Etrile. You know what the Wood family represents here in Etrile. If you move, you will die here!'

Zhou Ming laughed. He could of course see that Wood was just bluffing, when in fact he was scared to death at that moment.

'If if I were you, I would never say that, because it would just make you look like a coward!' Zhou Ming continued, 'And...even if you were an asshole, I have no intention of trading places with you, a scumbag. I don't think that would be worth it for me.'

Zhou Ming words made Wood very angry. He gritted his teeth and said, 'You piece of shit, who do you think you are?'

'It doesn't matter who I am, but I know you are the criminal who caused this fire,' said Zhou Ming.

Wood was stunned at first, then burst out laughing. 'What did you say? I'm the criminal? Do you know that your words are a serious slander against me? I I can sue you in court. This fire was obviously started by two black gangsters. How can it be blamed on me? There were so many witnesses here.'

'You really are an asshole!' Zhou Ming said. 'Do you know that the person in the villa was named Margaret Wood, and she was your aunt?'

'This What a joke!' Wood said, 'My aunt died in the Itley riots thirteen years ago, so there is no aunt there. As far as I know, the person in there is just a damn uremia patient, and even without this fire, she would have died.'

Wood then said, 'Oh, that's right, I forgot to remind you, this family has not paid the fire insurance for two years, so even if the fire brigade comes, they will refuse to rescue, so if there is someone in there, she is dead!'

Looking at Wood's face was wearing an incredibly vicious smile, and Zhou Ming scolded, 'You really are a heartless bastard!'

At this time, behind Zhou Ming, the little girl suddenly looked in the direction of the villa: 'It's Mom, she's talking to me, she's alive, she's still inside the house!'

Zhou Ming immediately turned around and followed the little girl's gaze. Sure enough, he saw Margaret standing by the window looking over here. In the flames, it seemed as if he could see her smile . She was saying: 'Julia, you must be brave and not cry. In fact, I should have died long ago. It was God who let me stay in this world for another 13 years, so that I could see you grow up.'

'Julia Julia, don't cry. Do you remember the song we sang together when we were little? 'Julia is a strong girl, nothing can defeat her. Don't cry, cowardice is the devil's temptation. by your side, no matter if it rains, snows or catches fire, nothing can stop us, I will make Julia the most beautiful princess...'

The little girl Julia stares blankly at the burning villa, mouthing along with her mother's last song, singing along with the refrain, tears falling from her eyes like a broken dam.