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Chapter 1196
On the other end of the phone, Tong Li asked anxiously,” Melody, have you seen my father?”
Melody Fox said in shock, “Yes. I went to see your aunt’s husband. He’s here. What’s wrong?”
Tong Li: “He’s not there. It was later after the sky turned dark.”
“No, I haven’t seen him since.”
When Tong Li heard this, she couldn’t help but cry.
Melody Fox comforted Tong Li and asked, “Xiao Li, don’t cry. Calm down first and tell me what happened so that I can help you.”
Tong Li said in a nasal voice, “Because I’m at
Insterimond, I agreed to call my father at 8 p.m. every night. But when I called him at 8 p.m., he didn’t pick up. He hasn’t picked up my call until now.”
Melody Fox suddenly had a bad feeling and asked, “In the past, did he receive any calls from you?”
“No, because of our agreement, no matter how busy he is, he will wait for me to call at 8 p.m. every night before telling me that he is busy. It’s absolutely impossible for him not to pick up my call. It’s already 9:30 p.m. now. I’m worried that something has happened to my father… Melody, can you help me find my father? I can’t rush back now. The dormitory is already closed. Even if I buy a plane ticket, I’ll have to fly over tomorrow morning.”
Melody Fox nodded and said, “Don’t be anxious. Just wait in the dormitory. I’ll help you find someone now.”
“Yes, thank you. Other than you, I can’t think of anyone else who can help. I only know how to study. I don’t have any friends in Jinxiu Town. Moreover, my aunt is sick. I don’t dare to call him. I’m afraid that he’ll be worried and his illness will become worse.”
“Okay, I’ll go look for him now. If I find him, I’ll call you right away.”
“Yes, yes! I’ll leave everything to you!”
“Okay.” Melody Fox hung up the phone and told Maria Fox and Ken Swanson what Tong Li had said.
Ken Swanson frowned. “He’s a good person, but I can’t contact him. Something might have really happened.”
Even Maria Fox could not help but suspect, “Could it be related to Tong Jiaxuan…?”
Melody Fox said, “We can’t rule out this possibility. Let’s go and help look for it now.”
Maria Fox also stood up. “I’ll go look for the address book too. I’ll help you call and ask if anyone from Silken Town saw Qizhen.”
“Okay! Then let’s split up.”
Without further ado, Melody Fox and Ken Swanson immediately left their homes and set off to look for him.
This time, Death Warrior had a total of ten people following them to Silken Town.
Two of them were guarding Tong Jiaxuan’s side.
Ken Swanson sent the other eight out to look for them. Then, he contacted Aaron Berg, who was arranged to be near the Tong Jiaxuan Hotel, Death Warrior.
He went straight to the point and asked, “Did Tong Jiaxuan go out at night?”
“No, sir. He was in his hotel room. He hasn’t come out since he went in.”
“Did anyone go looking for him?”
“There was one, but he came out in less than ten minutes.”
“What time?”
“About an hour after 7:00.”
Melody Fox and Ken Swanson looked at each other. It matched.
Ken Swanson held his phone tightly and said, “Find out the identity of that person from Tong Jiaxuan. I want all the information on him. Hurry up.”
“Yes!”
After the call ended, Ken Swanson said to Melody Fox, “I don’t have the Tong family’s contact number. Shall we go to the Tong family’s house to ask about the situation first? Perhaps there’s another possibility. Tong Qizhen is taking care of Old Mr. Tong, so he muted his phone.”
Although the possibility was very small, he had to go to the Tong family to ask about the situation first.
“Okay.”
Ken Swanson rubbed Melody Fox’s head and said, “Don’t worry too much. Silken Town is only the size of a palm. Even if we only brought a few people, a small place like this will definitely be able to find him.”
“Yup!”
There was not much speed limit in such a small place. Aaron Berg drove all the way and arrived at the Tong family’s gate in less than ten minutes.
Compared to the first time they came here, the attitude of the two bodyguards at the door was a 180-degree change.
When the two of them saw Melody Fox and Ken Swanson coming over, they took the initiative to walk forward and bow.
“Miss Fox, Mr. Swanson, are you here to look for my master?”
Ken Swanson shook his head and said, “I’m here to look for Tong Qizhen. Is he at home?”
“Sir’s not here. He’s gone out.”
Ken Swanson looked up and asked, “What time? Did he say what he was going out for?”
“He went out around seven o’clock. We didn’t look at the exact number, but Sir said that he would be back soon… But he didn’t tell us to go to his place. He only said that he had something to do and would be back soon.”
Another bodyguard said, “By the way, Sir also instructed us to say that he went to the company if Master asks.”
Melody Fox narrowed his eyes and said, “That means that he’s not going to the company…”
“We’re not too sure about that. Do the two of you want to go in? It’s dark. I’ll lead the way.”
“No need.” Ken Swanson handed over his business card
and said, “If Tong Qizhen comes back, ask him to contact me.”
“Will do.”
The two of them returned to the car. Melody Fox was the first to speak. “Looks like it’s indeed related to Tong Jiaxuan. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have specially instructed the bodyguards to tell Old Mr. Tong that.”
“Yes, Tong Jiaxuan must have thought of a way to call Tong Qizhen out. However, Tong Qizhen knows that Old Mr. Tong doesn’t want him to have anything to do with Tong Jiaxuan, so he did this.”
Just then, Ken Swanson’s phone rang.
It was the person he had sent out to Tong Qizhen’s company.
“Sir, Tong Qizhen isn’t in the company. He asked the front desk and said that he didn’t come to the company today.”
“Got it. Continue searching elsewhere. Even if you have to search through Jinxiu Town, you have to find him.” “Yes!”
“Where are we going now?” Melody Fox asked.
Ken Swansonspaghetti hesitated.
“If we want to find Tong Qizhen as soon as possible, we have to ask Tong Jiaxuan. However, it’s very easy to alert the enemy. We still need to use Tong Jiaxuan to bait the big fish… We can’t let Tong Jiaxuan know that we’ve already set our sights on him. If he notices, he might not look for the person behind him.”
Melody Fox was also in a dilemma.
“Let’s look for it first. If we really can’t find it, we can only sacrifice Tong Jiaxuan as bait. No matter what, it’s not as important as human lives.”
“Yes, you’re right.”
The two of them came to an agreement.
Although it was important to deal with Kua Rangliu, it was
not as important as Tong Qizhen’s life.
Melody Fox smiled in relief.
She knew that she had married the right person this time.
If it was Ulric Swanson, he would definitely choose to sacrifice Tong Qizhen.
This was the difference between Ulric Swanson and Ken Swanson.
Fortunately, there was always a way out. Just as the two of them were driving to look for places that Tong Qizhen might go, another death warrior called.
Chapter 1197
“Sir, I’ve found information on that person.”
This person was Ken Swanson, Death Warrior, who had been sent to the hotel to monitor Tong Jiaxuan.
Ken Swanson gripped his phone tightly. “Speak.”
“Today, the person who came to look for Tong Jiaxuan is the leader of an underground organization in Jinxiu Town. His nickname is Old Dragon. This organization is called the Ten Thousand Dragons Guild. It’s the only underground organization in Jinxiu Town. Ping Fox does all kinds of shameful work. He was arrested for burglary. Three years ago, he was released from prison after serving his sentence. He established the Ten Thousand Dragons Guild.” “There are more than twenty people in the Ten Thousand Dragons Guild. Most of them are idle hooligans. They also have a few thugs.”
“Because Tong Jiaxuan likes to gamble, he’s very close to this old dragon.”
“Their gathering place is an underground gambling den. I’ll send the address to your phone later.”
Ken Swanson nodded and said, “Alright, I understand. Continue to keep an eye on Tong Jiaxuan. Fox, don’t worry about anything else for now.”
“Yes!”
Ken Swanson hung up and Death Warrior sent him the address.
The car sped towards the underground gambling den.
Similarly, Ken Swanson also sent the address to the Death Warrior mobile phones that were brought over this time.
The Ten Thousand Dragons Guild’s underground gambling den was located on a farm. It was located in a relatively remote area, so the police could not find it.
By the time they got there, it was already ten o’clock at night.
The car stopped at Fox meters away from the farm.
Melody Fox was about to follow when he was stopped by Ken Swanson.
“You stay in the car. I’ll go.”
Melody Fox frowned. “I’ll go with you. It’ll take Fox rooms for your people to arrive. One more person means one more power.”
Ken Swanson was hesitating when Melody Fox got out of the car.
Ken Swanson had no choice but to let Melody Fox go with them.
The three of them walked towards the farm in the dark.
When they arrived at Fox near the farm, they noticed that there were cameras on the iron fence around the farm.
There were even a few people guarding the entrance of the farm.
Aaron Berg narrowed his eyes and said, “This place is quite tight. As long as we get closer to spaghetti, the camera will notice us.”
Melody Fox slowly curled his lips and said, “That’s not difficult. Wait for me for two minutes. I hacked their surveillance cameras.”
Since there were so many surveillance cameras, they must be connected to the Internet.
As long as they hacked into their network, the cameras would be useless.
Ken Swanson smiled bitterly and said, “Looks like I really have to bring you along.”
“Don’t flatter me. You’re an Al. You can even do such a small thing.”
Ken Swanson smiled.
He just wanted to praise her.
Soon, in less than two minutes, Melody Fox hacked into the farm’s network.
She quickly created a hacker program that kept the camera in the same drawing spaghetti.
“Alright.” Melody Fox closed his phone and said, “We can go over now.”
“Well, let’s go around the back.”
On the other side of the farm was spaghetti. There was no one guarding this side, so the three of them successfully sneaked in.
The farm was spaghetti acres in size, but there were only two places with lights.
Ken Swanson asked Aaron Berg to go to the other shed to check on the situation while he followed Melody Fox to the other shed.
The shed that Melody Fox and Ken Swanson went to
looked like a pig shed from the outside, but through the gap in the window, they saw that Spaghetti was a high-end gambling house.
The gambling house did not seem to be open for business today. Only a few hooligans were playing cards there.
The two of them looked at each other and knew that Tong Qizhen was not there, so they walked towards Room Aaron Berg.
Coincidentally, on the way, the two of them met Aaron Berg who came to report.
“How’s that?”
“I found him. Tong Qizhen is over there. He’s tied up now. They’re torturing him.”
Melody Fox heaved a sigh of relief. Similarly, Fox frowned.
“As expected, it was Tong Jiaxuan who asked this fellow called Old Long to do it.”
Aaron Berg asked, “What do we do now?”
Ken Swanson did not even blink as he said coldly, “Get rid of evil for the people.”
“Yes!”
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They were definitely going to end this gambling house today.
However, the first mission was to save Tong Qizhen first.
However, just as the three of them approached the Great Roc where Tong Qizhen was, the barking of a dog suddenly sounded.
“Who!”
“Someone’s here!”
“Quick, go over there and take a look!”
Voices rose and fell as footsteps approached.
Melody Fox immediately whispered, “Split up and hide!” With that, she took the lead to find a place to hide. Ken Swanson and Aaron Berg did not suspect anything. They looked at each other and quickly split up to find a place to hide.
Knock knock knock…
Footsteps gradually approached.
Melody Fox was hiding in a huge magnolia tree. It was also the closest place to where the three of them had just met.
Soon, in less than half a minute, a group of people with clubs ran over.
The flashlight shone everywhere.
“Strange, there’s nothing…”
“Don’t let down your guard. Xiao Heiping Fox won’t bark randomly. Let me tell you, today is very important. We’ve accepted a big order that concerns human lives. Nothing must go wrong. Otherwise, be careful that Brother Long will kill you!”
“Yes!”
“Search more carefully!”
After the group responded, they began to search the area thoroughly.
A middle-aged man with pockmarks all over his face walked over with a black dog.
This man was the old dragon.
“What’s going on? Did you find anything?”
“Brother Long! For the time being, Fox didn’t find anything. It might be the sound of the wind blowing, causing Little Black to call out a few times.”
The old dragon frowned and said, “The wind today is indeed a little strong, but just in case, we should investigate the situation more carefully.”
“Yes!”
The old dragon nodded and squatted down to untie the chain on the black dog.
He patted the black dog’s head and said, “Little Black, go and look for it. See if any outsiders have barged in. Once you find them, bite them to death!”
The black dog seemed to be able to understand the old dragon’s words. It raised its head and let out a cry before sniffing the air.
Through the gaps in the leaves, Melody Fox saw the black dog sniff a few times before walking towards the magnolia tree where she was.
Melody Fox’s heart suddenly beat faster. A hand slowly touched his waist.
Similarly to Fox, the old dragon followed the direction of the black dog and slowly looked in the direction of Melody Fox.
“Little Black, if you find anyone over there, call them!”
Seeing that the black dog was getting closer and closer to him, Melody Fox took out a silver needle from his waist. Before the black dog came to the tree, he found the right position and quickly, accurately, and ruthlessly threw the silver needle in his hand.
The silver needle accurately pierced into the black dog’s acupuncture point.
A big dog like this wouldn’t feel much pain.
Therefore, the black dog did not show any pain after being pierced by the silver needles.
But soon, it stopped and turned to walk elsewhere, sniffing hard.
Soon, the black dog returned to the old dragon’s feet and rubbed its head against it.
The old dragon heaved a sigh of relief and said, “Alright, it’s fine. Go back!”
Chapter 1198
As the old dragon spoke, he rubbed the black dog’s head and signaled Fox for everyone to return to their respective positions.
With the old dragon’s words, the others stopped searching. “It’s a false alarm. I almost thought someone had broken in.”
“Thinking about it, the young paparazzo must have been shocked by the sound of the grass rustling. There are cameras all around our base. If someone breaks in, the brother in charge of looking at the cameras would have reported it long ago.”
“That’s true. Let’s go, let’s go back and continue playing cards. It’s a rare break today. If we don’t start the bet, I’ll kill all of you!”
“Hehe, we have a guard dog like General Black. Even the guards don’t need it, right? Why don’t you bring me along?” “Scram, scram, scram. Although I’m not doing business today, I’m even more careful than Ping Fox. Why aren’t you guarding the door properly? Do you want to die?”
“I’m just joking. Why are you so serious… Go and guard the door.”
The group of people walked further and further away. Soon, everything returned to normal.
Melody Fox did not rush down from the tree. He waited for a while to make sure that the group of people would not come back and attack them suddenly. Then, he climbed down from the tree.
Ken Swanson and Aaron Berg also came.
“Are you alright?” Ken Swanson put the revolver back into his pocket and said with a serious expression, “I thought you were about to be discovered just now…”
Once Melody Fox was discovered, he would definitely take out his gun to attract the attention of those people.
Fortunately, there was no need to go this far.
“I’m fine.” Melody Fox shook his head and smiled at Ken Swanson.
Ken Swanson still carefully checked Melody Fox.
She realized that her palm had scraped a little because she was climbing a tree. She immediately frowned so much that she could squeeze a fly to death.
“If I had known, I wouldn’t have let you follow me.”
“I’m really fine. It’s just a small injury, but it’s already starting to heal.”
Ken Swanson took out the band-aid he carried with him. After applying it for her, he held her hand and said, “Go back to the car first. My men will be here soon. The matter will be resolved soon.”
Melody Fox was dissatisfied.
“Ken Swanson, believe me, I’m really fine. They haven’t arrived yet, right? I’ll stay here and help a little.”
Aaron Berg also said in a low voice, “Sir, let Miss Fox stay. If she goes back and forth, she might attract attention.”
Melody Fox nodded. “Aaron Berg is right. If I walk around, it will be easy for them to discover me. At Fox, not only will we be in danger, but Tong Qizhen will also be in even more danger.”
Ken Swanson had no choice but to agree tacitly.
Melody Fox heaved a sigh of relief.
Aaron Berg said, “The dog they have seems to have a very sensitive sense of smell. We have to be careful when we approach Fox.”
Hearing this, Melody Fox smiled and said, “Don’t worry, just be careful of people. Don’t worry about that dog.”
Aaron Berg asked in confusion, “What do you mean by that?”
Melody Fox explained, “I was on a tree and was too close to them, so it must have smelled something. Therefore, when it was about to approach the tree I was in, I flew out a silver needle and placed it on one of its acupuncture points.” “This acupuncture point can seal its sense of smell and hearing. To a dog, without smell and hearing, it’s equivalent to us humans being blind. So as long as it doesn’t see us, it won’t notice us.”
Aaron Berg’s eyes lit up.
“I see. How magical! Miss Fox, you’re really amazing!”
Ken Swanson broke out in a cold sweat.
At such a distance, if the angle was slightly off, the dog would discover Melody Fox.
When Melody Fox saw Ken Swanson’s expression turn ugly again, he quickly said, “Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. There’s no time to lose. Let’s begin!”
In the brightly lit shed.
Tong Qizhen was tied to a chair with a dirty rag stuffed in his mouth.
His eyes were bloodshot and he kept struggling.
On this Foxth day, the old dragon returned with a group of brothers.
“Brother Lung.”
The guard walked forward and said, “This guy has been dishonest. He almost broke free after you left for Fox. What Fox did we do?”
Old Long glanced at Tong Qizhen and sneered. “Soon. When the investor calls, we’ll make a move.”
After the old dragon finished speaking, he saw that Tong Qizhen kept saying something, so he signaled his
subordinate to remove the rag that was stuffed into Tong Qizhen’s mouth.
The old dragon crossed his arms and looked down at Tong Qizhen, who was tied to the chair.
“If you have something to say, just say it. You can leave some last words. I’m in a good mood today. If there’s anything you want, perhaps I can be merciful and satisfy you.”
Tong Qizhen took a few deep breaths and asked, “Who exactly are you?! Why did you kidnap me?!”
“Huh? Hahahaha…”
The old dragon raised his head and laughed.
After a while, he stopped laughing and said, “It’s been so long since we kidnapped you, and you still haven’t thought it through? Who asked us to kidnap you? What an idiot! How did a guy like you get Old Master Tong’s favor?”
“Who are you people?! Why do you want to kill me? What do you want?!”
Old Long took a step forward and said, “It seems that you don’t really don’t understand. Is there such a thing that understand? Think about it. Who called you and asked you out?”
Tong Qizhen’s expression changed.
The person who asked him out was none other than Tong Jiaxuan.
When Fox Tong Jiaxuan called him and said that he didn’t have any money and couldn’t find a place to stay, he hoped that he could bring some cash for him.
After he received the call, he immediately went to the bank to withdraw all the money from his card and wanted to send it to Tong Jiaxuan.
However, when they arrived at the designated location, Tong Jiaxuan did not see them. Instead, he was hit on the back of the head by this group of people and lost consciousness.
By the time Fox woke up, he was already tied up here.
Could it really be… Jiaxuan?
However, Tong Qizhen immediately denied himself.
“Impossible. It can’t be Jiaxuan.”
Although Tong Jiaxuan had done many things wrong and had excluded himself, it was absolutely impossible for him to do such a shameless thing.
They grew up together. Although they were not biological brothers, they were no different from biological brothers.
Therefore, no matter how much he hated him, it was impossible for him to take his life.
“Pfft… Hahahaha!”
“Hahahaha…”
The old dragon and his subordinates burst out laughing.
Old Long wiped his tears of laughter and said, “I said you’re stupid, but you’re really stupid. I really don’t understand why a smart person like Tong Jiaxuan can’t defeat a stupid pig like you.”
Tong Qizhen’s expression was extremely ugly.
“Who are you? Why are you sowing discord between us brothers!”
“Sowing discord? Tsk tsk.”
The old dragon shook his head and clicked his tongue a few times, saying, “You’re really pitifully stupid. Seeing that you’re so stupid, I’ll let you die in peace.”
Chapter 1199
Tong Qizhen narrowed his eyes with an expression that said, “I want to see how you make it up.”
Old Long had never liked to talk nonsense with people in this kind of “business”.
However, seeing how stubborn Tong Qizhen was, his temper rose and he insisted on arguing with Tong Qizhen. “The person who wants me to kidnap you and kill you is none other than the brother you mentioned, Tong Jiaxuan!” “You got in his way and caused him to be kicked out of the house. That’s why he wants me to kill you!”
“Otherwise, why do you think it was so coincidental that he asked you out to meet spaghetti and you were kidnapped by us?”
Tong Qizhen did not believe Old Long at all.
“You think I’m going to believe you? You just want the money, don’t you? I’m telling you, I don’t have any money. All my money is in that carrier bag I brought with me. Take it if you want it. Not a penny more.
“Ha!”
The old dragon laughed when he heard that. “Your twenty thousand dollars yuan is not even comparable to ten minutes of running water here! Do you think I’m interested?” “Then you should know that I really don’t have any money. It’s a waste of your effort to kidnap me.”
“Of course, I know. What I want is not your money. After killing you, Tong Jiaxuan will naturally give me money. To tell you the truth, he gave me a price of 2 million dollars. You should be happy that your life is worth 2 million dollars.”
Tong Qizhen glared at the old dragon.
“Stop talking nonsense! Even if what you said is true, I don’t believe that you dare to kill me. If you really want my life, why aren’t you doing anything?”
The old dragon crossed his arms.
“Do you think I don’t want to make a move quickly? The sooner I finish, the sooner I can get the money. The reason why I haven’t made a move yet is because I’m waiting for your brother’s call.”
Tong Qizhen’s expression changed slightly.
Seeing the old dragon’s confident attitude, he could not help but waver.
All of this was indeed too much of a coincidence. Moreover, he suddenly realized that there was another suspicious point. Although Tong Jiaxuan had been chased out of the house by his father, he was still the leader of Jinxiu Town. It was impossible for him to not even have money for accommodation and have to beg him to borrow money.
There were many people in Silken Town who wanted to curry favor with Tong Jiaxuan.
Could it be that… Tong Jiaxuan really wanted his life? Tong Qizhen suddenly felt a headache, as if his brain was about to explode.
“I don’t believe it. I don’t believe that he would become like this… I don’t believe that he would do such a thing…”
The old dragon looked at Tong Qizhen as if he was looking at an idiot.
“It’s useless even if you don’t believe me. That’s the truth!”
“Impossible!” Tong Qizhen roared. “You must be planning something. You want our Tong family to fall apart so that you can take the opportunity to gain benefits!”
“Damn it, how can there be such a stupid person like you in the world!”
Old Long was annoyed, so he took out his phone.
“If you don’t believe me, I’ll let you hear it for yourself!”
After saying that, Old Long directly called Tong Jiaxuan.
The moment the call went through, Old Long put the phone on speaker.
Tong Jiaxuan’s voice immediately came from the other end of the phone.
“What is it? Don’t tell me Tong Qizhen ran away! If that’s the case, don’t even think about getting a single cent from me!” Tong Qizhen’s eyes suddenly widened and his entire body trembled. He didn’t dare to believe what he had heard.
Old Long sneered and glanced at Tong Qizhen. He said to Tong Jiaxuan on the other end of the phone, “Don’t worry, he won’t be able to escape from me.”
“Why did you call me if she didn’t run away? Didn’t I tell you not to call me if there’s nothing important?”
The old dragon dug his ears and said leisurely, “I wanted to ask you. You’ve already kidnapped so many little Fox people. What Fox people do I have to do? It’s very annoying to feed one more mouth.”
“You don’t have to feed him. In any case, he won’t starve to death even if he starves for a few days. Wait for me to confirm my next move before killing him.”
Tong Qi gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with disappointment and anger.
Tong Jiaxuan!
The person who wanted his life was actually Tong Jiaxuan!
He suddenly remembered what Old Mr. Tong had said to him. His kindness would harm him.
And now, this sentence was verified.
Tong Qizhen felt as if there was a ball of fire in his chest. He couldn’t take it anymore and roared, “Tong Jiaxuan! How can you treat me like this?! I’m your brother!!!”
There was silence on the other end of the phone before Tong Jiaxuan’s sneer could be heard.
“Tong Qizhen? Forget it, it’s good that you know. In any case, you’re already half a dead person. You can’t blame me for treating you like this. If not for my family, you would have starved to death on the streets long ago. To be able to live for so many more decades, you’ve already earned enough. You should be satisfied.”
“Shut up! Tong Jiaxuan, I’m too disappointed in you! I really didn’t expect… you’re actually so bad! If Dad knew, how angry and disappointed would he be? He would be angered to death by you!”
“Enough! Don’t mention my father to me here. That damn old man actually didn’t want his biological son and wanted you as his godson! If he dies from anger, everyone will be happy! Let me tell you the truth. I was the one who poisoned the old man! I was the one who wanted his life! Unfortunately, that wretched girl who appeared in the Fox family actually saved him! But don’t worry, when I return from Insterimond, he will still die!”
Tong Qizhen’s expression changed drastically.
“What did you say?! You’re the one who poisoned Dad?! Are you crazy? He’s your biological father! You’re simply heartless! Aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning and killing an unfilial son like you?!”
“Hehe, biological father? He doesn’t treat me as his own son! He brought this upon himself! Who asked him to kiss and do it indiscriminately?”
“Tong Jiaxuan! I’ll kill you!”
“Hahaha, looks like you still haven’t figured out the situation. The current situation is that you’re just a fish on a chopping board. I want to kill you at any time! However, I won’t let you die so quickly. I want you to see me inherit the Tong family with your own eyes and slowly torture you to death! I want you to know that the Tong family can only belong to me!”
Tong Qi was furious and anxious.
He suddenly felt a metallic taste in his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Tong Jiaxuan, even if I become a ghost, I won’t let you off!”
“Hehe, ghosts don’t kill people. Only humans can harm others. I’m like this now because of you. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for not being the godson of the Tong family and coveting anything in my family!”
“I’ve never coveted anything from the Tong family! I’ve never thought of fighting with you for anything!”
“Hehe, keep pretending. You’re really good at pretending. The damn old man isn’t around. Is there a need for you to pretend so seriously?”
“Cough, cough!”
The old dragon coughed dryly and said, “Alright, this is not a place for you brothers to reminisce. That’s all! Call me if you need me to do anything. I can’t wait too long for Room Fox.”
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After the call ended, the old dragon crossed his arms and calmly looked at Tong Qizhen, whose face had turned red from anger.
“What else do you have to say now? Do you believe what I’m saying?”
Tong Qizhen gritted his teeth and spat out, “I won’t let you guys off!”
“Huh?!”
As if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, the old dragon asked in amusement, “Excuse me, why don’t you let me go? Please understand your situation. I’m the knife now, and you’re the fish.”
The old dragon’s subordinate said playfully, “Kid if you say something nice to Brother Long, we can still give you two mouthfuls of food before you die. Otherwise, you’ll starve to death underground.”
The old dragon raised his eyebrows and said, “That’s right, that’s right. As long as you say ‘Master Long, I’m wrong’, I promise that I’ll let you die a quick death.”
The veins on Tong Qizhen’s forehead bulged. “In your dreams!”
“If you have the ability, kill me now!”
“Even if you kill me, you won’t be able to escape!”
The old dragon threw his head back and laughed.
“Hahahahaha! You don’t have to worry about me. I, Old Long, will definitely do things flawlessly. No one will be able to find out about me!”
Right at Fox, a few exclamations came from outside spaghetti.
The old dragon’s expression changed slightly. He frowned and ordered, “Go and see what’s going on outside spaghetti.”
As soon as he finished speaking, one of his subordinates rushed in to report.
“Brother Long, bad news. General Black suddenly lay on the ground and stopped moving…”
“What?!”
The old dragon’s heart skipped a beat. Without waiting for his subordinate to say anything, he pushed his subordinate away and ran out.
Blacky was his beloved dog!
He had just been released from prison. If not for Xiaohei’s company, he would not have been able to survive until today!
In just a few rooms, the old dragon ran to Xiaohei’s side. The usually muscular Black General was now lying motionless on the ground. Only his tongue was still panting. “What’s going on?! How did this happen?! Little Black! Don’t scare me!”
He ordered his subordinates to bring a basin of water for the Black General to drink, but the Black General did not move. It did not even move when Ping Fox’s favorite snack was placed in front of it.
“Why did this happen all of a sudden?! What exactly happened just now?!”
Ping Fox’s subordinate, who was in charge of feeding the Black General, had cold sweat on his forehead. He said nervously, “Brother Long, we, we don’t know either… Little Black was fine just now, but he suddenly fell to the ground and couldn’t get up…”
The old dragon looked like he wanted to eat someone.
He grabbed the subordinate and glared at him. “What did Little Black eat?! Did it have any abnormalities just now? Tell me clearly!”
“I didn’t do anything… After coming back from that place, Xiaohei didn’t eat or do anything. He just lay at the door… We were shocked when he suddenly became like this.”
“Damn it! If anything happens to Little Black, you’ll f*cking die with it!”
As the old dragon cursed, he shook off his subordinate and squatted down to pick up the black general.
“Little Black, Little Black, pull yourself together. I’ll take you to the hospital now!”
The black general had a muscular body. He was a black Labrador and weighed more than 70 pounds.
However, the old dragon did not feel that it was heavy at all. He picked up the black general and was about to walk towards the parking lot.
However, he had only taken two steps when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his hand, as if something had pierced his palm.
The old dragon stopped in confusion and saw that a blood bead had indeed appeared in his palm.
He immediately realized that something was wrong. He put the black general down and pulled away the black general’s fur from the place where his palm had been pierced. He saw a silver needle that had pierced into the black general’s body.
The old dragon widened his eyes and quickly pulled out the silver needle.
The black general howled. Although it was still unable to stand, it was clearly much better than before.
Therefore, the reason was this silver needle!
The old dragon gripped the silver needle in his hand tightly and roared angrily, “Who did it! Who did it?!”
His subordinates looked at each other and waved their hands.
“It wasn’t me…”
“I don’t know…”
Meanwhile, at Fox, Blackie, who had regained a trace of vitality, suddenly used all its strength to shout into the greenhouse, “Woof woof woof woof-“
The old dragon’s pupils constricted.
His subordinates knew how important the Black General was to him. No one dared to do this to him.
The only possibility was that the person who did it was not one of them!
“Not good…”
He ran towards the greenhouse, and the others followed him.
In the greenhouse, his subordinates were lying on the ground unconscious.
On the other hand, Tong Qizhen, who was tied to the chair just now, was gone.
“Where is he? Where is he?!”
The group immediately rummaged through the greenhouse.
Coincidentally, at this moment, someone from the surveillance room ran over and reported, “Brother Long, bad news. There’s a problem with the surveillance camera. Drawing spaghetti is stuck…”
The ominous premonition in the old dragon’s heart reached its peak.
“Level 1 alert! Find him!”
“Yes!”
Just as the group was about to walk out, they realized that Spaghetti was already surrounded by a group of well-trained people in black suits.
“Oh no, Brother Long, we’re surrounded!”
“I’m not blind!”
As soon as the old dragon finished speaking, a black
shadow jumped down from the ceiling beam and pounced on the old dragon.
“Brother Long!”
Just as everyone was about to rush over, they saw that person press a dagger against the old dragon’s throat.
“Don’t move! If anyone dares to take another step forward, I’ll kill them!”
As soon as he said this, everyone stopped in their tracks and did not dare to approach him rashly.
The old dragon gritted his teeth and questioned, “Who are you?!”
“Hehe, I’ll never change my name. Aaron Berg.”
“Aaron Berg?” The old dragon quickly searched for this name in his mind, but he could not remember such a person in Silken Town at all.
“Where did you come from? What do you want?!”
Aaron Berg did not answer. He pulled the old dragon up from the ground and pressed the dagger tightly against his neck, not giving the old dragon any chance to escape. However, in the next second, the black general barked and pounced at Aaron Berg.
Aaron Berg was shocked. He loosened his grip and the old dragon took the opportunity to escape from Aaron Berg.
However, before he could heave a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his body. It was as if his acupoints had been pressed, and he could not move.
“How could this be…” The old dragon widened his eyes in shock.
He tried his best to move, but his body was not under his control at all. It was as if an invisible rope was binding him. Aaron Berg kicked away the extremely weak Black General who pounced on him and restrained the old dragon again. “Let me go!”
The old dragon tried his best to struggle, but all his efforts were in vain.
A cold female voice sounded at Fox.
“Don’t waste your energy. You and your men won’t be able to escape.”
Everyone subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice.
A woman with red spots on her face walked out from behind a cabinet.
Chapter 1201
Just as Old Long was about to question the woman’s identity, he saw two more people walk out from behind the cabinet.
One of them was Tong Qizhen, who had disappeared.
As for the other man, he was tall and had a noble aura. His entire body exuded a coldness that could not be offended. The old dragon recognized him immediately.
His eyes widened in shock, unable to believe what he was seeing.
“Li, Li, Ken Swanson…”
Ken Swanson’s thin lips curled up and he said lightly, “Since you know me, I won’t waste my breath on you. I’ll give you two choices. First, you’re courting death by fighting a cornered beast. Second, cooperate with me and I’ll spare your life.”
The old dragon’s forehead was drenched in sweat.
His subordinates did not know Ken Swanson. He gritted his teeth and said to the old dragon, “Brother Long, we will follow you even if we die!!”
The old dragon swallowed hard and glared at them. “Shut up!”
They did not know Ken Swanson, but he knew his identity very well.
People in their line of work naturally had more connections than ordinary people.
Meanwhile, Ken Swanson was a big shot that he could not even come into contact with.
Before Ken Swanson, spaghetti, was an ant that could be crushed to death along with Fox.
However, surrendering just like that was definitely not his style.
The old dragon gritted his teeth and looked at Ken Swanson. “Mr. Swanson, why should a person like you
participate in the matters of people like us? This will damage your status. Why don’t you pretend that you didn’t see anything today? If you need our help in the future, I, the old dragon, will definitely be on call.”
Ken Swanson raised his eyebrows and said, “Unfortunately, I’m here for Tong Qizhen.”
The old dragon’s expression changed drastically.
“Well…”
“I don’t want to waste my breath on you. It’s your choice.” The old dragon clenched his fists and finally compromised. If he was free now, he might be able to compete with Ken Swanson and the others.
However, his life was now in Aaron Berg’s hands.
There was actually no choice at all.
After struggling for a few seconds, the old dragon finally let go of his final struggle.
“How do you want me to work with you?”,
Ken Swanson looked at Melody Fox and Melody Fox and said according to his plan, “Very Janet Murphy, pretend that we didn’t appear. If Tong Jiaxuan asks, just say that everything went smoothly tonight.”
The old dragon’s expression changed again.
“Do you know that this was done by Tong Jiaxuan?”
“That’s right.”
“Then why don’t you go and look for Tong Jiaxuan directly?” “It’s still useful for us to keep Tong Jiaxuan here, so we can’t let Tong Jiaxuan know anything about the changes here. As for Tong Qizhen, I’ll temporarily leave him here with you, but you have to serve him well.”
The old dragon pursed his lips and said, “What benefits can I get if I do as you say?”
Melody Fox smiled lightly. “You’re not qualified to negotiate with us. However… if you cooperate well, I can give you double the price that Tong Jiaxuan offered. Didn’t you kidnap Tong Qizhen for money? Since we’re both doing business, why don’t you do it with us?”
The old dragon lowered his eyes and said, “I can cooperate with you and cooperate with you. However, there’s
something you have to promise me. Otherwise, even if you kill me, I won’t bow down to you!”
Melody Fox and Ken Swanson looked at each other. Ken Swanson said, “Tell me about it.”
The two of them thought that the old dragon was going to make some outrageous request, but they did not expect the old dragon to point at his black general and say, “You have to cure my Little Black!”
The corners of Melody Fox’s mouth twitched. He was shocked by the black boss of Silken Town.
“I didn’t expect you to be a dog lover.”
“Blackie isn’t a dog. It’s my family! When I was released from prison, I wanted to die. It was Blackie’s sudden appearance that gave me hope for life…”
Melody Fox nodded in understanding.
“Sure, I promise you I’ll cure it.”
The old dragon heaved a sigh of relief. Looking at the extremely weak Blacky on the ground, a relaxed smile appeared in his eyes.
Melody Fox walked to the Black General and squatted down beside it. After searching for a while, she pulled out another silver needle from the Black General’s body. “Done.”
“Done?” the old dragon asked in surprise. “Is that all?” Melody Fox said with a half-smile, “I didn’t kill it in the first place. The dog wasn’t wrong. It was wrong to follow the wrong master, but now it seems that it didn’t follow the wrong master either. If you really love dogs, I hope you can turn over a new leaf in the future. Otherwise… justice has long arms. One day, you will be caught. At that time, it won’t be able to accompany you to prison.”
The old dragon lowered his head and fell silent.
Soon, the Black General was as Melody Fox had said. It was as if it had been revived. It bounced around and did not look weak at all.
Melody Fox also removed the silver needles from the old dragon’s body.
It was this silver needle that made the old dragon lose his mobility.
The old dragon could not help but click his tongue in wonder. He asked shamelessly, “Can I state another condition? Teach me this acupoint tap…”
Melody Fox looked at him deeply. “What do you think?”
The old dragon felt a chill run down his spine.
He laughed dryly. “Pretend I didn’t say anything…”
The two sides quickly discussed some details, such as how to deal with Tong Jiaxuan.
Then, Ken Swanson arranged for a few more death warriors to stay here to prevent the old dragon from going back on his word.
However, just as the two of them were about to leave, Tong Qizhen caught up.
“Mr. Swanson, Miss Fox, bring me back with you!”
“No,” Melody Fox said. “Don’t be afraid. You’ll be safe here. You won’t be like Marquis Fox who just arrived.”
“I’m not afraid. I’m going to look for Tong Jiaxuan! I want to ask him clearly!”
Melody Fox shook his head. “What else do you need to ask him? Don’t tell me you still think that Tong Jiaxuan can turn over a new leaf?”
“I…” Tong Qizhen opened his mouth, but it was difficult for him to say anything like he believed Tong Jiaxuan.
He lowered his head and said, “I just can’t understand why he doesn’t want to believe me. Why is he so heartless as to attack his biological father?”
“People are different. To you, family is the most important.
But to Tong Jiaxuan, benefits are the most important.”
Tong Qizhen’s eyes were covered in a layer of mist. “I understand. But… when you said that it’s still useful to keep Tong Jiaxuan alive, what do you mean by that?”
“At this point, there’s no harm in telling you. Tong Jiaxuan isn’t the mastermind behind this. He’s just a chess piece. There’s actually another person who wants to kill Old Mr. Tong. However, this person’s identity is special. We need sufficient evidence to take her down. Old Mr. Tong’s body is currently recovering. Their plan has failed, so Tong Jiaxuan will definitely go and find the person behind him. Therefore, I need to let him think that his kidnapping of you went smoothly so that I can look for the mastermind behind him in peace.”
Chapter 1202
Tong Qizhen’s eyes widened in shock. It took him a while to digest what Melody Fox had said.
“You’re saying… Tong Jiaxuan is just a chess piece. The person who really wants my father’s life is someone else?” “Yeah.”
“This… Why didn’t you tell my dad and me about this?” Melody Fox glanced at Tong Qizhen speechlessly.
“Do you think you can listen to me when you’re Fox?”
Tong Qizhen covered his nose awkwardly and coughed.
He said in shame, “My father is right. My personality is indeed…”
Melody Fox patted Tong Qizhen’s shoulder and said, “It’s good that you’ve thought it through. We’ll find out who the mastermind is. What you have to do is pretend that you don’t know anything and stay here in peace.”
“But Dad…”
“I’ll also send someone to explain the matter to Old Mr. Tong. Let’s work together and put on a show for Tong Jiaxuan until we catch the big fish behind him.”
“Alright!” Tong Qizhen nodded vigorously. “I’ll listen to your arrangements!”
“En. Remember to tell Tong Li that you’re safe and tell her about your situation. Since you want to act, you need Tong Li’s cooperation.”
“I understand. Thank you, Miss Fox! Thank you, Mr.
Swanson! I, Tong Qizhen, will never forget your kindness!”
The two of them waved their hands and bade Tong Qizhen farewell.
After getting into the car, Melody Fox was about to speak when he saw Ken Swanson take out a first aid kit from the trunk.
Without another word, he took her hand and disinfected her palm.
When the iodine was applied to her palm, it felt cold. Although there was a slight pain, Melody Fox felt very at ease.
Her heart seemed to be filled with something bright and warm.
When Fox was about to reach the Fox family, Melody Fox received a thank-you message from Tong Li.
Just by looking at those words, Melody Fox could imagine Tong Li thanking her with tears in her eyes.
Birds of a feather flock together. This was indeed true. Zhang Wenwen was a very sincere girl, so her friends were all very sincere people.
Melody Fox replied with an emoji that said, “Leave it to me.” He also sent a few words to tell her not to worry too much and to study hard. Then, he put his phone away.
“We definitely won’t be able to return to Silverlake tonight,” Ken Swanson said. “Shall we stay in Silken Town tonight?”
“Mm. I’ll listen to your arrangements.”
“Then I’ll find a hotel.”
As soon as Ken Swanson finished speaking, Maria Fox called.
Melody Fox answered the call while putting the call on speaker.
“Grandma?”
“Have you found him?”
“Sort of…”
“It’s good that you found it. Room Fox is getting late. You guys can leave tomorrow. I asked Room Hattie Meyer to clean up the room. It’s all new bedding and it’s very clean.” Melody Fox thought that Maria Fox did not want them to stay overnight, but he did not expect Maria Fox to take the initiative to ask them to stay.
It seemed that Maria Fox really did not blame her from the bottom of his heart.
Tears welled up in Melody Fox’s eyes. He nodded forcefully and said, “We’ll be there in two minutes.”
“Don’t worry. Drive slowly at night.”
“Yes, yes!”
After the call ended, Melody Fox thought of what Maria Fox had said to her.
Russell Fox, he might not be her biological father.
This was something she had never thought of before coming to Silken Town.
Because of this, Melody Fox did not say anything along the way. Instead, he stared blankly out of the car window. There seemed to be a secret about her mother that she did not know.
She thought she knew her mother well enough, but it turned out that it wasn’t like that at all?
Even after washing up and lying down, Melody Fox was still in a daze.
Ken Swanson had long seen through Melody Fox’s thoughts.
However, since Melody Fox did not take the initiative to say it, he did not ask.
However, seeing that Melody Fox had always been in a low mood, he finally could not help but ask.
“Melody, what’s wrong? If, if there’s anything you can’t figure out or can’t decide, tell me. Perhaps I can help a little?”
He did not want Melody Fox to feel that he was not giving her any freedom, but seeing Melody Fox like this, he was really worried.
Melody Fox’s lips moved. He turned around and looked at Ken Swanson. “I don’t know if I should tell you now…”
Ken Swanson suddenly widened his eyes in surprise. “You’re not pregnant, are you?”
“What?!” Melody Fox punched Ken Swanson’s chest.
Ken Swanson laughed and said, “Alright, I won’t joke with you anymore. Tell me, what exactly is it that makes you sigh every two minutes?”
“Am I?”
Ken Swanson nodded. “You do.”
“Alright.” Melody Fox sighed again and said, “Don’t be too surprised if I tell you.”
“Alright, go ahead,” Ken Swanson said seriously.
Melody Fox weighed the words in his heart and finally said with difficulty, “Grandma told me that Russell Fox might not be my biological father.”
Ken Swanson’s expression froze. Then, he said with certainty, “He’s definitely not your biological father.”
“How can you be so sure…?”
“There’s nothing similar between you and Russell Fox. No matter where you look, he doesn’t look like your biological father. Moreover, do you remember that I asked you to do a paternity test with Russell Fox when we just met?”
“That seems to be the case.”
“When I was Fox, I felt that he didn’t look like your biological father at all.”
“Hmm… It’s just that I didn’t expect this possibility to be true.”
“What exactly did Maria Fox tell you?”
Melody Fox repeated Maria Fox’s words.
Ken Swanson nodded and said, “From the looks of it, this possibility is 100%.”
Melody Fox said with a complicated expression, “If this is true, my mother… is very likely using Russell Fox to give birth to me so that I can have a father. But I don’t
understand. With her identity as Fox, why can’t she give birth to me openly?”
Ken Swanson thought for a while and said, “It seems that your biological father’s identity might not be ordinary, so he can’t tolerate your mother being pregnant with his child. Or perhaps…”
“Maybe what?”
“Forget it. It’s nothing.”
“Go ahead!”
Ken Swanson could not refuse. He could only voice his guess. “Or perhaps, your biological father might be a married man.”
“…” Melody Fox fell silent.
“I’m sorry.” Ken Swanson hugged Melody Fox and said, “I don’t mean anything else, and I don’t think there’s anything bad about your mother…”
“I know, I didn’t misunderstand. Don’t worry. However, the possibility you mentioned does exist. Otherwise, why would someone like my mother marry someone like Russell Fox?”
“Indeed. Your mother is both beautiful and capable, and she’s not from an ordinary family. There’s really no need to marry Russell Fox.”
Melody Fox exhaled and said, “If my mother is really using Russell Fox, I’ll feel much better. I won’t feel sorry for my mother.”
Chapter 1203
“Yes.” Ken Swanson said, “It’s just that your mother definitely didn’t expect that she would choose Russell Fox over and over again. She led a wolf into her house and killed herself. Perhaps back then, when she chose to give birth to you alone, things would be completely different.” “Nothing is certain… Life is unpredictable,” Melody Fox said with a melancholic expression.
If there was another possibility, it was that the man could not tolerate her existence. Her mother had rashly given birth to her alone. Without Russell Fox as a shield, she might have long ceased to exist in this world.
As the night deepened, the two of them fell asleep in each other’s arms.
In a daze, Melody Fox heard Ken Swanson’s voice.
“Save her! Use all your abilities to save her! If you can’t save her, all of you will die with her!”
Melody Fox suddenly opened his eyes and was shocked to discover that he was in the operating theater before she died.
Her body was the same as before, a transparent mist that could not be seen, floating in the air.
Why was she… having this dream again?
No, this didn’t seem to be a dream.
No dream could be so real, and no dream would constantly dream of the same scene.
So, did she… return to the world after she died in her previous life?
Melody Fox lowered his head and looked down at her palm. He saw “his dead self” surrounded by a group of doctors in white coats.
In the operating theater, the corpses of Ulric Swanson, Yolanda Fox, and Mabel Fox had already been dragged to the side.
Melody Fox’s eyes widened.
These three people were all killed by Ken Swanson?
Before Melody Fox could be surprised for too long, the corpses of the three of them had already been cleaned up. There was not even a drop of blood left.
The entire operating theater was disinfected.
Melody Fox took a closer look and saw that the doctors
were trying to put her heart back into her body in an attempt to save her.
“Young Master, these are the best doctors in Halcyon. Don’t be too anxious. I believe they can definitely save Miss Fox.” James Deeds persuaded Ken Swanson.
Melody Fox’s heart skipped a beat.
If he was saved in this world, where would he go now? Return to that body or continue to stay in the present world?
If she stayed in the current world, wouldn’t there be two of her?
This was against the norm.
So there was only one possibility.
If the person from that world was saved, the person from this world would return to that body.
After realizing this, Melody Fox’s mind buzzed.
She did not want to leave the current world!
Her revenge plan was about to come to an end, and her appearance was about to completely recover. If she left this world at this time, wouldn’t her efforts be in vain?
Most importantly, she did not want to leave Ken Swanson! ‘No!’
No!!!
Don’t save her. She was already dead. She had already died in her previous life. She didn’t want to return to her previous life that was riddled with holes!
In her previous life, she was too romantic. Even she hated herself. She did not want to be like that.
“Melody? Melody!”
Melody Fox suddenly opened his eyes and saw Ken Swanson’s worried expression.
Melody Fox’s brain was at a loss for a moment, but she
quickly realized that she had returned to the present world.
Her tense nerves relaxed at this moment, and tears welled up in her eyes.
She hugged Ken Swanson tightly and muttered, “That’s great, that’s great… I’m back…”
God knew how worried she was that she would never wake up and return to this world.
There were too many things in this world that she missed.
If she lost all of this and returned to her original world, she really did not know how to persevere!
Although Ken Swanson in her previous life was also Ken Swanson, without the memories of this life, could they still love each other as much as they did in this life?
The answer was obviously uncertain.
Therefore, she did not dare to gamble on this uncertainty. She could only pray that she would not return to her previous life.
However, Melody Fox also knew that these things were not under her control.
Just like how she was reborn into this world after her death, she could not control fate to prevent her from returning.
Melody Fox hugged Ken Swanson tightly. For the first time, he cried so hard that he was at a loss.
Her tears wet Ken Swanson’s collar, making Ken Swanson feel uneasy.
“Don’t cry, don’t cry. What’s wrong? What happened? Tell me, even if you want Cindy from the sky, I’ll use all my abilities to help you take it off!”
Ken Swanson was actually not very good at coaxing people. Coaxing her was like coaxing a child.
However, this clumsy way of coaxing made Melody Fox smile through her tears.
She wiped her tears and said in amusement, “Cindy, how are you going to pluck it? I’m not a child anymore. It’s not like I don’t know how big a celestial body is…”
“No matter how big it is, I have to take it off for you.” Ken Swanson took a tissue to wipe her tears and asked gently, ‘ What’s wrong? Tell me, I’m very worried about you.”
Melody Fox shook his head. “I don’t want to talk about it now… I’ll talk to you properly when we get back to Silverlake.” Since Melody Fox said so, Ken Swanson roughly guessed that it might be related to her “secret.”
However, he had no way of guessing her secret. However, since Melody Fox said that he would talk about it when he got back, he could only nod. “Yes, alright. Tell me when you get back. I’ll definitely be all ears when that time comes.”
“Well…”
Melody Fox responded and asked, “What time is it now?” “It’s already past ten. This is the first time I’ve seen you sleeping so soundly, so I didn’t wake you up.”
Melody Fox’s eyes widened.
“It’s already past ten o’clock?”
haven’t
“Yes. Don’t worry. Maria Fox doesn’t know that you woke up yet. She went to work in the fields with Hattie Meyer early in the morning. But now that the temperature has risen, she’ll probably be back soon.”
Melody Fox hurriedly jumped off the bed.
“Then I’ll wash up first and prepare lunch for them.”
“Alright, I’ll help too. I’ll help you wash the rice first and then go nearby to see if there’s anything to buy.”
“Sure.”
The two of them split up.
Melody Fox washed up and went to the kitchen.
There were already a lot of ingredients stored in the fridge. Just as Melody Fox was about to tell Ken Swanson not to rush to buy groceries, he saw Ken Swanson walking over with his phone.
“Melody, do you want to go to your master’s house in the afternoon?”
Melody Fox quickly realized that the “master” Ken Swanson was referring to was her embroidery master, Ci Yu.
Ken Swanson continued, “I knew that you would definitely pay your respects before you left, so I sent Aaron Berg to greet you in advance. In the end, I happened to hear that their family is holding an event this afternoon. It seems to be held to commemorate your master.”
When Melody Fox heard this, he immediately nodded. “Yes.”
“Alright, then let me get the invitation back.”
“Yes. By the way, there’s no need to buy groceries. There are a lot of ingredients in the fridge. It’s enough.”
“Alright, I’ll wash the vegetables.”
Ken Swanson did not know how to cook, so he assisted Melody Fox from the side. The two of them worked well together and quickly prepared the dishes.
Chapter 1204
Perhaps Ken Swanson was afraid that she would be in a bad mood, so Fox, no, Fox, said something shocking and made some jokes. Laughter and laughter came from the kitchen.
Melody Fox knew that Maria Fox did not go to the fields to work because of their livelihood needs, but out of interest. Therefore, he did not ask Ken Swanson to send anyone to help. He just cooked for them obediently.
The dishes for lunch were all made from the remaining ingredients in the fridge.
The first course was eggplant in a sauce.
The soy sauce was mixed with cold white water and mixed with ground garlic, ginger, white sugar, sesame oil, and other seasonings. A bowl of sauce that tasted so good that it made one frown was successfully mixed.
Then, he went to the step of fried eggplant. Soon, the eggplant blew bubbles in the oil. After the eggplant was fried to a golden color, he poured the seasoned sauce into it and soaked it. A very flavorful sauce version of eggplant was completed.
The second dish was cucumber salad suitable for summer. Maria Fox liked to eat this, so Melody Fox specially made a large basin.
After that, they made fried pork chops, braised fish, and other dishes.
When Maria Fox and Hattie Meyer returned home, the house was already filled with the fragrance of dishes.
“Smells good…” Hattie Meyer took a deep breath and smiled at Maria Fox. “Looks like you’re in for a treat today.”
Maria Fox was also in a good mood. After washing his face, he sat at the dining table.
Melody Fox handed over a fork and greeted Hattie Meyer.
“Hattie Meyer, don’t just stand there. Come and eat with us.”
“Well…”
Hattie Meyer was still hesitating when Ken Swanson had already pulled out a chair for Hattie Meyer.
Hattie Meyer was flattered and did not dare to make everyone wait any longer. He rubbed his hands and sat at the dining table.
After a few bites, Hattie Meyer was full of praise.
“Miss Melody, I really can’t catch up to your culinary skills. I admit defeat!”
Melody Fox picked up a cucumber salad for Maria Fox and said with a smile, “I made it blindly. I was just afraid that you guys wouldn’t be used to it.”
“I’m used to it. I’m used to it.”
Maria Fox was not stingy with his praise.
“Your culinary skills are indeed not bad.”
“When you return to Silverlake, I’ll come over every day to make it for you.”
“Then don’t go back on your word.”
“Definitely!”
After dinner, it was 8 o’clock.
Maria Fox was reluctant, but said with a serious expression, “Hurry up and go back. Ken Swanson has a lot of things to do. Don’t stay in this small place for too long.” Ken Swanson’s thin lips curved slightly. “Thank you Maria Fox for doting on me. When you return to Silverlake, I’ll come and pick you up personally.”
“Then there’s no need. I still have to see the situation. Alright, cut the crap and go back quickly.”
Melody Fox said, “Before we leave, we have to go to an old friend’s house. We’ll take a plane back to Silverlake after attending their family’s event.”
Maria Fox nodded.
“Alright, I understand. I’ll take an afternoon nap first. You guys can do whatever you want.”
“Yeah.”
After watching Maria Fox leave, Melody Fox and Ken Swanson did not stay any longer and took a car to Ci Yu’s hometown.
Ci Yu’s hometown was also in Jinxiu Town.
However, Ci Yu’s hometown was at the east end of Jinxiu Town. It was half a car ride away from Maria Fox’s family. At Fox, the commemoration had already begun. However, just as he got out of the car, a call came from Ximber Tech.
He wanted to discuss the details of the press conference, so Melody Fox simply let Ken Swanson stay in the car and participate in the event himself.
“Can you do it alone?” Ken Swanson asked.
“Of course, I’m going to see Master, not do anything.”
In order to reassure Ken Swanson, Melody Fox added, “It’ll be troublesome if you go with me. You’ll definitely cause a commotion when you appear, so you’ve helped me a lot by staying in the car.”
Ken Swanson smiled helplessly.
“Alright, I’ll wait for you in the car.”
As he spoke, he instructed Aaron Berg, “Follow Melody.” ‘Yes, sir!’
Aaron Berg nodded and quickly got out of the car to open the door for Melody Fox.
“Miss Fox, please.”
Melody Fox nodded, waved at Ken Swanson, and walked toward Ciyu’s house.
Jinxiu Town was located at the border between the north and south of Halcyon, so the architectural style of the entire town was very mixed.
For example, the Fox family’s architectural style was typical of a small northern bungalow.
As for the architectural style of Ciyu’s family, it was in the elegant Suzhou garden style.
Melody Fox looked up and saw the words “Ci Yu’s Former Residence” engraved on the door.
The stone tablet at the door was engraved with Ci Yu’s life story.
She frowned slightly and had an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Ci Yu’s master was a very low-key and reserved person. If her master was still alive, he would not have agreed to erect such a stone tablet.
At Fox, the two bodyguards guarding the door walked forward and asked.
“Excuse me, are you here to attend Master Ci Yu’s commemoration?”
Melody Fox nodded. “Yes, I have an invitation. I’m her …”
Before Melody Fox could finish, one of the bodyguards took out a QR code.
Melody Fox’s words were stuck in his throat. He asked in confusion, “What does this mean?”
The bodyguard was stunned for a moment before asking, ” Are you from another city? Is this your first time here?” “Well…”
The bodyguard nodded and explained, “It’s like this. This is Master Ci Yu’s former residence. The entirety of Master Ci Yu’s living Fox days has been preserved in spaghetti. Therefore, the guests who enter will be charged 280 yuan each for the visit.”
Melody Fox’s eyelids twitched violently.
“Charge?”
“Of course, many famous people charge fees for their former residences. A person like Master Ci Yu naturally has to charge fees!”
Melody Fox’s face sank.
“If Master Ci Yu knew, she would never set such a rule.” The two bodyguards’ attitudes became rude.
“You don’t have to pay, but you can’t enter without paying.”
Melody Fox took two deep breaths and tried his best to maintain his emotions. “Ciyu is my master. I’m her disciple. I’m here today to pay my respects to her.”
“Disciple? There are many people who claim to be Master Ci Yu’s disciples. They all want to use this for free, right? Who doesn’t know that Master Ci Yu hasn’t taken in a disciple for many years?”
Aaron Berg took a step forward unhappily and said, “I came to greet you this morning. Your master also gave me an invitation and agreed to let us participate in today’s event.” The bodyguard said with a faint smile, “I agreed to let you participate in the event, which means that I’m giving you the right to pay for the tour. If you don’t pay, you can forget about entering this door today.”
Aaron Berg frowned and was about to argue with them.
Melody Fox hurriedly stopped Aaron Berg.
“Forget it, let’s go in first. I don’t want to be unhappy with them at Master’s door.”
“Yes…”
The two of them paid a total of 4,532,650 yuan before the bodyguards were willing to let them in.
“Wouldn’t it be fine if you paid earlier? Not everyone can enter Master Ci Yu’s old residence.”
Melody Fox’s eyes turned cold.
However, thinking that she had come today to pay respects to her master, she could only suppress her anger and walk in.
Before she could take a few steps in, she heard someone coming over and arguing with the bodyguards about the fees.
“Charge? What does Teacher Hou Ciyu’s hometown actually charge? We’ve listened to her classes before. This time, we especially rushed over to do her research.”
Chapter 1205
The bodyguard also said rudely, “The fee has always been the rule here. It was set not long after Master Ci Yu passed away.”
Another bodyguard sneered and said, “What’s going on today? So many freeloaders came. One of them lied and claimed to be Master Ci Yu’s disciple, but you said that you were here to do research. Why? Do you all think we’re fools?”
“Let me tell you, there’s no way you can get in for free! You’re not allowed to enter unless you pay! Unless you’re a special guests for this event. Since you’re not special guests, you have to pay if you want to enter!”
The two students were furious.
“All of you… this is outrageous!”
“How disappointing! I didn’t expect Teacher Ci Yu to be like this!”
“In that case, let’s not do this research! She’s not worth us coming all the way here!”
As the two students spoke, they left with dark faces.
Melody Fox turned around and saw this scene. His face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
Grandmaster Ci Yu had a great reputation throughout her life, but she didn’t expect that after she passed away, she would have a bad reputation.
She had to make things clear to her master’s family. “Let’s go!”
When Aaron Berg saw Melody Fox’s unprecedentedly ugly expression, he quickly replied, “Yes.” Then, he shrunk his neck and followed.
Miss Fox’s anger meant that this family was going to be in trouble.
Hopefully, this family was smarter. If Fox admitted his mistake and Miss Fox had a soft personality, they might forgive them and give them a chance to correct themselves.
Ciyu’s former residence was spaghetti. It was very large and had pavilions in the courtyard.
Melody Fox knew that according to her master, this house had hundreds of years of history. Ci Yu liked this place very much and felt that this house could give her a lot of inspiration, so she spent a lot of money to buy it.
Now that she saw that the house was very clean, her frustrated mood improved a little.
Right at this moment, a crisp female voice sounded. “Big sister?”
Melody Fox looked in the direction of the voice and saw a little girl standing beside the rockery with a basket of handkerchiefs.
Melody Fox recognized that this girl was the little girl she had seen at the airport.
When Fox she also bought two handkerchiefs from the little girl.
After seeing her, the little girl ran over excitedly.
“Big sister, we meet spaghetti again!”
Melody Fox already knew from Ken Swanson that the little girl was Ci Yu’s niece.
Moreover, Melody Fox also learned that the elders of the Ci Family had already passed away. Now, Ci Yu’s two brothers were living in the old residence.
The charge must have something to do with these two.
But no matter what the Ci Family did, she was still a child. Hence, Melody Fox could not help but put on a gentle smile.
“Yeah, we meet spaghetti again. We’re fated. What’s your name?”
The little girl said in a friendly manner, “My name is Ci Mu. I’m Mu, and I’m six years old this year.”
“That’s a good name.”
Melody Fox rubbed Ci Yu’s head affectionately and asked, ” Why are you here alone?”
“I’m selling handkerchiefs! There will be a lot of customers today, so I want to earn more money so that Mom won’t have to work so hard.”
Melody Fox looked at the sensible little girl and could not help but ask, “Where are your parents?”
“Mom’s in the front room entertaining guests. My dad’s sick, so he’s been in his room.”
Melody Fox nodded and squatted down to ask, “Mumu, is your family short of money?”
“Lack of money?” A confused expression appeared on Ci Mu’s face. “I don’t know if our family lacks money. My classmates all said that my family lives in such a big house, so our family definitely isn’t short of money. However, my teacher told me that my family was very short of money, so he allowed me to delay paying the tuition fees. I also asked Mom if we were really short of money. Mom said that this is an adult’s matter, so I don’t have to care.”
Melody Fox could not help but fall into deep thought.
Children wouldn’t lie. Even if they did, there was no need for Ci Mu to lie to her.
However, according to Ci Mu, her family was indeed short of money. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have to delay the payment of tuition fees.
There was no need for Cimu to sell handkerchiefs at such a young age to supplement the family’s income.
However, with the Ci Family’s method of accumulating wealth and the huge inheritance left behind by their master, it was impossible for the Ci Family to lack money.
What was going on?
Melody Fox was silent for a while before asking Cimu,” Mumu, did you say that your father is sick?”
“Mm.” Ci Mu nodded. Her small face revealed a worried expression. “Daddy has been sick for a long time. Ever since he got sick, he hasn’t gone out to play with me.”
Melody Fox rubbed Cimu’s little head and said, “Mumu, can you bring me to see your father? I happen to be a doctor.
Maybe I can cure your father?”
Ci Mu’s big eyes immediately lit up.
“Really?!”
“Yeah.”
“That’s great! I’ll take you to my father now!”
Ci Mu held Melody Fox’s hand and walked in a certain direction.
However, the direction that Ci Mu was walking in became more and more deviated. She was almost out of the most unique and beautiful part of the garden.
Aaron Berg even began to watch Ci Mu vigilantly, afraid that this was some kind of trap. The little girl wanted to lure them to an uninhabited place.
However, since Melody Fox had not spoken, Aaron Berg could not act rashly.
After walking past the well-maintained pavilions, Ci Mu finally stopped in front of a secluded courtyard near the back door of Ci Yu’s former residence.
Although this place was also within the range of Ci Yu’s former residence garden, the renovation was dilapidated. It was obvious that it had been in disrepair for a long time. The wooden door at the entrance of the courtyard had been mutilated by vermin and was on the verge of collapse. It looked like it was about to collapse along with Fox.
However, the courtyard was very clean, and the flowers and plants were well-kept. It did not give off a messy feeling.
“This is where you live?”
“Mm.” Ci Mu nodded. “My parents and I live here.”
Melody Fox did not say much to the child. He only patted her shoulder and said, “Then let’s go in.”
She followed Ci Mu to the door of a room. Ci Mu pushed the door open and ran in.
“Daddy! I brought a big sister doctor to see you!”
The moment the door opened, Melody Fox smelled a strong smell of herbal medicines.
Through the dim light in the room, she saw a middle-aged man lying on a bed made of chicken bones. He was so thin that his cheeks were sunken, leaving only skin and bones.
Upon hearing Ci Mu’s words, the man propped himself up on the bed with difficulty.
“Mumu, what did you say?”
Melody Fox coughed twice and walked in to introduce himself. “Hello, my surname is Fox. I’m a doctor.”
The man looked at her warily and said, “I’m sorry, I don’t have the money to see a doctor…”
Melody Fox guessed that the man thought she was a liar and tricked Cimu into coming here.
She quickly introduced herself.
“You might have misunderstood. I don’t want money. I can treat you for free. My name is Melody Fox. Ciyu is my benefactor.”
The man’s eyes widened in surprise.
At this moment, Ci Mu happened to say, “Dad, I’ve seen this big sister’s photo in Eldest Aunt’s room.”
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