Chapter 44 Code Name Bell (5)
Chapter 44 Code Name Bell (5)
Many hands make light work, and plenty of firewood makes a bigger fire!
However, a room that hasn't been occupied for a long time can't be moved into immediately after cleaning it up. Therefore, Wangyou and Changle temporarily found a hotel to stay in.
In just three days, the entire courtyard was transformed, and the courtyard wall was raised by one meter from its original 1.5-meter height.
"Forget-Me-Not, why did you build this courtyard wall so high?"
"Of course, it's to prevent thieves from coming in at night, and it can also keep out onlookers!" Wangyou said meaningfully.
"Hey, so that's why you came to see this old lady. So you saw it that day!" Grandma Chen wasn't embarrassed at all; instead, she laughed heartily.
"Grandma, try to avoid getting caught in the crossfire in the future!"
"I have no other hobbies in this life but watching excitement. There's nothing that happens here that I don't know about. If you want to know anything, you can ask me!"
"Okay, thank you in advance. But I'd also like to trouble you to tell the neighbors that my brother and I are both quite young, so for safety reasons, I sprinkle poison on the wall. If anyone climbs the wall at night and gets poisoned, I won't be responsible!"
"This...isn't necessary!"
“It’s absolutely necessary. Shanghai isn’t safe. There are definitely plenty of thugs and hooligans around. I’m doing this for the safety of my brother and me!”
"Then it probably won't be effective under normal circumstances, like when someone walks by and the wind blows it!"
"These don't exist!"
"Okay, I'll let everyone know!" Grandma Chen smiled, but she was much more wary of this young girl who had just moved in. She had to admit, this was a very effective way to put her in her place!
Of course, Wangyou didn't let the old lady go to waste. She gave her two silver dollars as a reward for her hard work. The old lady's eyes narrowed into slits, and she happily went to spread the news to her neighbors.
"Uncle Zhou, do you know where I can buy grapevines? Or any other fruit trees will do too!"
"Yes, we do have some. Do you want to buy them?"
"Yes, I need a few. It would be nice to sit under the grape trellis and enjoy the cool shade next spring when the grapes are in bloom. If you know of any, could you please help me?"
“Sure, it’s no big deal!” Zhou Xiang agreed readily.
In the following days, Wangyou went to the furniture market again and bought a lot of furniture. She also disguised herself as another person and went to a foreign trade company to buy a lot of equipment needed for chemical experiments. She also went to a traditional Chinese medicine shop and bought all the medicinal herbs in the shop.
As for Chang Le, she was assigned daily study tasks by Wang You and stayed at the hotel to complete them.
About ten days later, after Wangyou checked the house, she found that it was habitable. So she and Changle packed their things at the hotel and moved back home.
"Grandma, this is all my money, please cure me of the poison!" The fat woman finally saw Wangyou and her brother, and rushed out to kneel down and plead.
However, after about half a month, the fat woman became much prettier than before, but this also terrified her. She came looking for him every day, but every day she came to no avail. She had already suffered three attacks of the poison.
"Come in and let's talk!" Wangyou said with a smile as she opened the door.
The fat woman led two men in and then knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Changle, that's your room. Go and unpack your things!"
"Okay, sister!" Chang Le knew her sister had something to take care of, so she didn't meddle and obediently went to put her things away.
"Don't all women love beauty? Why don't you like to become more beautiful?" Wangyou asked curiously.
The fat woman looked bitter. If this were a normal transformation into beauty, she would be overjoyed. But compared to life, beauty is worthless.
"Please, please cure us of the poison. I promise that from now on, I will turn over a new leaf and start anew. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west!"
"What's your name?"
"My name is Li Hong, and people call me Aunt Hong!"
"Then you could call them local bullies!"
"I guess so. I mainly work for the Paramount, so everyone gives me some face!"
"Oh!" Wangyou sat down, her fingertips lightly tapping the table. She had read the information about these three people. They were all pitiful people, but when pitiful people become perpetrators, they are no longer pitiful.
Wangyou was debating whether to recruit these people to his cause. If he did, he felt uneasy. If he didn't, these local bullies could be quite useful at times, and killing them here would be difficult to explain.
Have you told anyone about your poisoning?
"No, no, no, absolutely not, I swear to God!" Li Hong said solemnly. She had only gone to the hospital for a check-up, but nothing was found, which made her even more afraid to make a fuss.
"Alright, I can spare your lives, but you'll have to work for me from now on. If I ever find out you're forcing women into prostitution again, you'll be dead!"
"Yes, yes, we will obey your orders!" The three men quickly kowtowed.
Wangyou took out a red porcelain bottle. "The antidote is inside, but just in case you try to scheme against me, I'll keep a backup plan!"
The three looked at the pills in their hands, unsure whether they should take them or not. If they didn't take them, they would surely die; if they did, who knew what other tricks might come their way!
Wangyou wasn't in a hurry. She just quietly watched the others. In the end, the three of them gritted their teeth and ate it. It was just a matter of dying sooner or later. If they had a choice, it would be better to die later.
"Alright, as long as you don't have any ill intentions towards my brother and sister, you can live peacefully. Otherwise, you'll suffer cardiac arrest immediately!"
"I promise to be absolutely loyal to you from now on!" Li Hong felt a chill in her heart, but at least she wasn't in a hopeless situation and could still live a good life. She would retire from the criminal life once she got back.
"Alright, leave the money here, you can leave now. Don't come looking for me again unless it's absolutely necessary!"
"Yes!" The three left with a heavy heart, leaving all their money behind, but they were also relieved, at least they had all survived.
"Changle, come here!"
Chang Le came running over and took her sister's hand. "Sister, they're gone!"
"Okay, I'm leaving!"
"Sister is so amazing! She chased away all the bad guys!" Chang Le cheered, raising her little hand. "Sister, you promised to teach me martial arts. Once I learn them, I'll protect you!"
"Sister has not forgotten, but practicing martial arts is very hard. Once you start, you can't give up halfway. Can Chang Le do it?"
"Sister, I can do it!"
"Then come with me, let's go out and buy some things, some clothes, and some books at the bookstore!"
"Then let's go, sister!" Chang Le was overjoyed to hear that they were going out. He had been cooped up in the hotel for days.
……
"Wangyou, where are you taking your younger brother?"
"Let's go out and buy some things!"
"Be careful and stay safe!"
"Okay, goodbye Grandma Chen!"
Wangyou took Changle to a tailor shop first, but when she saw the name of the tailor shop, she had a "mmp" in her heart but didn't know whether she should say it or not.
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