Chapter 41: Coincidence?

He had arranged to meet Zhu Yuan at the Kang Le Western Restaurant.

It was a very ordinary Western restaurant. Zhu Yuan had recommended it. The prices were not expensive. The food was good.

Zhang Yong arrived first. He reserved a table by the window.

Wei Yong kept watch outside.

One should always be careful.

He had been careless before. As a result, the safe had been robbed.

This incident made Wei Yong feel that he had neglected his duty. He also wanted to make amends in some way. He was determined to keep watch outside.

Zhang Yong silently observed his surroundings.

As a result, he discovered something unintentionally. In the cheongsam shop opposite, there was actually a Japanese man.

He didn't look like a normal Japanese. He was wearing a cheongsam with Chinese characteristics. It was obvious that he was in disguise. Zhang Yong happened to be free. So he silently observed the other person. At the same time, he gave Wei Yong a quiet wink.

Wei Yong shook his head. He indicated that he didn't want to cause any more trouble. His task was to protect Zhang Yong's safety.

The safe being robbed was already a big deal. If anything happened to Zhang Yong, it would be a big problem.

Zhang Yong was a novice with little experience.

He was an old hand! He would definitely get a dressing down when this was over!

The safe being robbed right under their noses was a slap in the face for the Li Xing Club.

Before Cao Mengqi arrived, he never left Zhang Yong's side.

Yes, Cao Mengqi was on his way.

Learning that Zhang Yong might be in danger, he could no longer hold back and rushed here to lend support.

Zhang Yong silently observed the Japanese woman.

She was a woman.

She was tall, slender and graceful.

Even without high heels, she was at least 168 cm tall. Quite outstanding.

Among Japanese women, there are actually such tall ones. Rare.

If it weren't for the system, Zhang Yong would not believe that the other person was Japanese. Indeed, she was quite different.

The key point is that this Japanese woman is also quite pretty.

It seems like she ordered the cheongsam. After coming out of the fitting room, she looked even more beautiful. She exudes a sense of luxury.

The dark red cheongsam with its towering mountain-like silhouette fits her perfectly.

It really shows off her curves and exudes a domineering air.

No one would ever guess that she is Japanese.

Suddenly, his eyes flickered. Captain Zhu Yuan was here. He was accompanied by two armed policemen carrying long rifles.

The two policemen, both carrying Enfield rifles, stood outside the Western restaurant on guard. They did not come in. It seems that Captain Zhu is also a cautious person.

'Captain Zhu.'

'Captain Zhang.

A brief exchange of pleasantries. They sat down separately.

Zhang Yong noticed in the corner of his eye that the woman in the cheongsam seemed to glance over here.

Was it a coincidence?

Was it unintentional?

Was she targeting Zhu Yuan?

'What's wrong? Such a big show, even on your own turf, you have to be so careful?' Zhang Yong was blunt.

'I don't know,' Zhu Yuan lowered his voice, 'I feel restless these days, as if something will happen at any time.'

'Is it because of the Japanese?' Zhang Yong looked casually at the cheongsam shop across the street.

The beautiful Japanese woman seemed to have stopped peeking.

But Zhang Yong noticed that there was a large fitting room mirror in front of her.

In theory, the reflection in the mirror could show movements from the Western restaurant.

Of course, it was also possible that she couldn't see anything.

In any case, this woman was unusual.

'No,' Zhu Yuan shook his head, "none of us have gone out in the open.'

'So, let me go out in the open?" Zhang Yong smiled wryly.

Zhu Yuan was thick-skinned. He didn't feel at all that Zhang Yong was interrogating him.

He waved his hand and told the waiter to bring a box of cigars. He gestured for Zhang Yong to pick one first.

Zhang Yong shook his head.

He didn't smoke.

No one should judge him as a Red Party member based on that.

'Then a drink?'

'Sure,'

Zhang Yong nodded.

He had absolutely no problem drinking. He had a good drinking capacity.

He couldn't drink a jin of baijiu, but half a jin was absolutely fine. He could drink a case of beer. It was the only thing he was good at in his previous life.

'Two bottles of Changyu,'

'Okay,'

Zhu Yuan ordered two bottles of red wine.

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After they came up, Zhang Yong was surprised to find that they were not a foreign brand.

Not bad. In this era, Changyu was able to enter the Western restaurants in the concession.

Impressive.

'Please look at the beauty,' Zhang Yong signalled to Zhu Yuan.

Zhu Yuan looked back. He saw the woman inside the cheongsam shop.

Coincidentally, the woman also looked back.

This time, the woman did not avoid it, but looked this way openly.

'Eh? Dr. Liu?' Zhu Yuan was a little surprised.

'What Dr Liu? You know her?' Zhang Yong asked casually, "What's her name?'

'Liu Qingqing, like the willow tree, and Xi, like the morning sun," Zhu Yuan said proudly, 'a surgeon at Guangci Hospital. Quite famous in the surgical world. A beautiful woman with skills. The heavens have been kind to her.'

'Guangci Hospital?'

'The best hospital in the French Concession. Also known as St. Mary's Hospital.'

'Oh...'

Zhang Yong nodded thoughtfully.

A hidden Japanese person working in a hospital in the French concession. Why hide her identity?

Is she worried that the French will find out and affect her development?

Or is she a member of the Japanese spy ring?

If it's the latter, that would be a pity.

A branding iron...

A whip...

'Right, what's the urgent matter you wanted to discuss with me?'

'I've been robbed.'

'You've been robbed?'

'Yes.'

'What did you lose?'

'A Citibank portable safe. Inside were 10,000 US dollars, 20 big yellow crocodiles, and a pistol.'

'That serious?'

'Yes.'

'My friend, you were carrying a bank safe and openly showing it off, so it's strange that no one targeted you.'

'I'm new to this, so I don't have much experience.'

'This is a bit of a problem. If it was the Green Gang, Hung Society or Heaven and Earth Society, there's a chance we can recover it. The scariest thing is those itinerant guys from outside the city, who just take what they want and leave. Maybe they've already left the concession and are on the train to Nanjing or Hangzhou. Then there's no way to recover it.'

'It's all about human effort!'

Zhang Yong said languidly. He seemed disheartened.

It was just a formality. It would be better if they couldn't be recovered. The other party took all the pots.

'Tell me more?'

'Sigh...'

Zhang Yong described the situation.

In fact, he didn't have much information. At the time, his mind was indeed in a mess.

It was the first time he tried to embezzle all the goods, and his mood was both nervous and greedy. When he was robbed, his thoughts were almost floating.

'Did you see the face of the person who robbed you clearly?' Zhu Yuan frowned.

'No. I only saw a back view. I think it was a woman. She was tall. At least over 1.7 metres.' Zhang Yong gave a wry smile.

Indeed, it was a bit embarrassing to tell others.

It wasn't just a theft. It was a robbery. And it was committed by a woman.

It was quite a blow to Xiaomengxin.

It would be normal if you were robbed by a female thief or charmed by a woman's beauty. But it was a robbery. That was too much. He felt quite depressed.

Although the wealth in the safe belonged to him, he still felt unhappy.

'Was it a fake woman?'

'No. It was a real woman. She had a very thin waist. She was very tall.'

Zhang Yong said slowly.

Fake? No way. It was definitely a woman.

Zhu Yuan took Zhang Yong's hand and carefully examined the needle hole. He was relieved to find that it was not blackened or bluish.

'It should not have been poisoned,'

'This woman is very skilled. She happened to stab you in the right place. Your reflexes made you let go of the needle.'

Zhu Yuan concluded.

Zhang Yong nodded. Then he smiled wryly. These despicable tricks are indeed hard to guard against.

A tiny embroidery needle can be used to do so much.

Lou Qicheng even used it to commit suicide.

'Women...' Zhu Yuan mused, 'if it's the Dagger Society, it's going to be bad...'

Zhang Yong was about to speak when he suddenly saw Liu Xi walking over.