The entertainment tycoon of the Republic of China

Under the watchful eyes of the three, Xie Yan took the thin booklet solemnly, held it in her hand and opened it.

The booklet is very inconspicuous from the outside, and after opening, the yellowed paper is densely covered with strange horizontal lines and numbers of different lengths.

If it is an ordinary person in this era, even if they get this booklet, they will never recognize what it is, but Xie Yan just dabbled in it in his previous life.

He recognized it at a glance. This is an exclusive Morse code book. If you observe carefully according to the rules, you will find that different combinations of numbers in it correspond to different combinations of dashes, and different combinations of dashes correspond to different letters.

The long string of numbers that Xie Yan memorized in his mind can be deciphered into corresponding letters according to this codebook!

Of course, with such a complex code, it is impossible to draw a conclusion just by looking at it. Xie Yan turned around and sat on the round stool in the room without any paper assistance, and concentrated on deciphering the string of codes in her mind. .

At the same time, Xie Yan also understood why the dumb sister-in-law would give him this booklet so heartily - if there is no key, what is written in this booklet is just a bunch of messy symbols, even if you read it, it will be useless , and it is impossible to memorize all of them in a short period of time.

Xie Yan put all his attention on this booklet, and frowned unconsciously. The room was extremely quiet, and the three dumb sisters-in-law looked at Xie Yan quietly, and no one disturbed him.

Ten minutes later, after a series of complicated calculations in his brain, Xie Yan finally raised his head.

He looked at his dumb wife and suddenly said an English word, "Robin".

Mrs. Hua and Mrs. Lame couldn't figure it out, so Mrs. Mute's expression loosened in an instant, and she asked eagerly, "Mr. Xiang really entrusted you with the funeral. What did he say before he died? Did he talk to you—"

"Sister!" Mrs. Hua suddenly interrupted Mrs. Mute.

"...Did you tell us about us?" The dumb sister-in-law paused, her voice gradually lowered.

"Forget it, Young Master Xie, please forgive me for being negligent before."

Xie Yan watched the faint light that suddenly appeared in the dumb sister-in-law's eyes dim, and realized something in her heart, but she didn't point it out.Xiang Yanlin and his wife have already gone to Huangquan together, it is better not to bring up those old things to make people who are still alive in this world sad.

The attitude of the dumb sister-in-law towards Xie Yan changed instantly, naturally because Xie Yan deciphered the meaning of the string of numbers and obtained the safe word that Xiang Yanlin agreed with the dumb sister-in-law alone. He was as cautious as him and only told the dumb sister-in-law Even Sister Hua and Sister Lame don't know that people who come to Xiefang Tower can only get their help if they decipher this safe word.

Of course, Xie Yan memorized such a large string of numbers, and the thing he deciphered must be more than one word, but these are not important to the dumb sister-in-law and others. They just need to make sure that Xie Yan is indeed Xiang Yanlin's successor That's it.

"You don't have to call me Young Master Xie, you can just call me Xie Yan or Mr. Xie." Xie Yan has a lot of respect for a legendary woman like the dumb sister-in-law who sacrificed herself to save the country and the people.

"Mr. Xie." The dumb sister-in-law is as good as others, "It's good that you know what Mr. Xiang entrusted to you, and you don't need to tell us. Although we don't have that list here, there are some things that Mr. Xiang entrusted to keep. Since you are here , return it to its original owner.”

"What is it?"

"You will find out when you come with us." The dumb sister made a gesture of invitation, and at the same time, Hua walked to the corner of the room and moved away a heavy-looking museum shelf, and the lame sister had already realized I went outside to guard the gate.

Mrs. Hua removed the museum shelf, leaned over and pressed a few times on the ground, took out a few floor tiles, and pulled up an iron plate, revealing a dark hole, which was a hidden basement.

Xie Yan had seen the handwriting of the lower cells in the Wenjiagong House before, and was not surprised to see this basement. Anyway, Xiefang Building is an underground intelligence station, so it is strange that there is no such place to hide things.

Mrs. Hua took out two kerosene lamps from the cabinet and lit them, and handed one to Xie Yan. The three of them went down the ladder at the entrance of the cave and entered an underground space about seven or eight square meters in size.

The basement was smaller than Xie Yan imagined, and it was full of goods covered with cloth. Xie Yan picked up the kerosene lamp and took a closer look, and found that these goods were wooden boxes with a height of half a person. judge.

Could it be a weapon?This thought flashed in Xie Yan's mind, and he immediately denied it. Even if Xiang Yan Lin bought a large number of weapons secretly, there is no reason to hide them in a hidden pile in Hankou, thousands of miles away from the capital.

"Sister-in-law dumb, sister-in-law Hua, what are all these things here?" Xie Yan asked directly.

The dumb lady didn't speak. She handed the kerosene lamp to Mrs. Hua, stepped forward and lifted the cloth on one side of the box, took out a dagger from her waist, and pried open the top box.

Xie Yan raised the lamp and took a look inside, then took a deep breath.

The box was filled to the brim with pieces of gold cast into palm-sized pieces that shone brightly under the kerosene lamp!

"These... are these...?" Even though Xie Yan had seen countless worlds, she was so shocked that she lost her voice.

"Only these three boxes." The dumb sister-in-law understood Xie Yan's question, shook her head and gestured up and down.

Hearing this, Xie Yan finally calmed down. If all the boxes in this space were filled with gold, Xie Yan would definitely suspect that Xiang Yanlin had secretly emptied the treasury of the Qing court, but even if only three boxes were filled with gold, then It's also a full [-] catties of gold!

"Then what's in the other boxes?" Xie Yan shook her dizzy head.

"It's a batch of machinery that Mr. purchased from Germany before the accident." The dumb sister-in-law opened some other carefully packed boxes. Xie Yan looked through them one by one, and confirmed the purpose of the things inside with her German foundation. It is a heavy machinery and equipment that is very difficult to buy in China.

"..."

Xie Yan spent a lot of time looking through all the boxes, looked up and looked around, and suddenly sighed.

Judging from the supplies here, Xiang Yanlin must have been aware of his dangerous situation before he was alive, so he arranged these things in the distant Hankou, and agreed with the dumb wife to use a security word and a code book as a way out.

Xie Yan felt a sense of pity for heroes.

It's a pity that such a man with lofty ideals who foresighted to serve the country and the people ended up in such a miserable end. His aspirations were not fulfilled, and countless unfinished things were left behind.

Xie Yan, Mute Sister-in-Law and Sister-in-law Hua put all the things back into good order, and said to them, "The situation in Hankou is extremely complicated now, I don't know how my uncle and you guys transported so many supplies to Xiefang Tower silently." Yes, but I don’t have the ability to dispose of them now, I have to think about it again, maybe I need to cooperate with others, so let’s continue to store these materials here temporarily.”

Mrs. Hua and Mrs. Mute had no objection to Xie Yan's arrangement. After looking at each other, they both showed some approval in their eyes. Although they believed that Xiang Yan Linxuan's successor would definitely not be an easy one, they saw with their own eyes that Xie Yan did not appear suddenly Bewildered by his huge wealth, his thinking is still clear and reasonable, and the dumb and sister-in-law feel relieved a lot.

The three of Xie Yan returned to the ground. Xie Yan didn't wear a pocket watch, but he also knew that it must have been a long time underground. At least there were some figures walking around outside the main house.

The girls outside got up, and it was inconvenient to talk, Mrs. Hua simply raised her voice and laughed, "Mr. Xie is still generous, since the 500 silver dollars have been brought, Yunliu, you can take them away today. See how talented Mr. Xie is." , Yunliu has also found a good home, so I can rest assured as a mother."

Mrs. Hua's voice came out of the room, and Sister Lame knew they were back, so she turned around and opened the door to come in.

"Does mother want me to call Yunliu?" The lame sister came in and asked.

"If you know it, hurry up and call! Don't keep Mrs. Xie waiting." Someone walked outside, and Mrs. Hua resumed her mother's momentum in Xiefanglou, and she couldn't see another relationship between her and the lame sister.

After the lame girl closed the door and left, Mrs. Hua lowered her voice and said to Xie Yan, "This girl Yunliu is a bit smart, and she learned a lot in Xiefang Tower. We saved her life, and her loyalty can be guaranteed. Since you If you came here because of her, why not bring her back as a helper, since there are many things that can be easily done with a romantic woman by your side."

"..."

Xie Yan had already realized that he lacked his own manpower in this world before. Whether it was the Wen family or the Dechun class, although he could be used by him after he opened his mouth, they were not really loyal to him after all. It is not convenient to hand them over to do it.

Li Quan, the only one who has a closer relationship with him, is also a fledgling and unable to handle affairs independently.

After seeing Mrs. Hua and Mrs. Mute, Xie Yan thought about persuading them to do things for her, but she couldn't find a suitable opportunity to ask them. At this moment, after hearing what Mrs. Hua said, Xie Yan knew that the other party was not directly obeying orders. to his plan.

But this is also human nature. Mrs. Hua and Mrs. Mute have been operating in Hankou for so many years, they are loyal to Xiang Yanlin, even after his death, they still follow his orders. .

As for Xie Yan, against Xiang Yanlin's will, Mrs. Hua and others will be willing to hand over to him what Xiang Yanlin left behind, and to help him to a certain extent, but this does not mean that they are grateful Yan can be equal to Xiang Yanlin.

A good bird chooses a tree to live in. If she wants to gain the same trust and power as Xiang Yanlin from Sister Hua, Xie Yan needs more time to prove herself.

Xie Yan understood this truth in her heart, and didn't say anything more. After a while, the lame sister came with Yunliu.

Gu Shixuan had previously told Xie Yan that Yunliu was a girl from the [-]th or [-]th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. She was very beautiful and had a gentle personality. After being ruined by Li Tianwei, she sold herself into Xiefanglou.

Seeing Yunliu for the first time, Xie Yan always felt that this girl looked familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before, but upon closer inspection, she couldn't remember it.

Mrs. Hua and the others were still by the side, Xie Yan had no time to think, so she heard Mrs. Hua whisper again, "Yunliu, I made it clear to you last night, after you go out, do things for Mr. Xie well, and he will take care of Li Tianwei's revenge." Help you report. As for the family member you said before, we have tried our best to find out. If you want to find it, you can also let Mr. Xie think of a way for you when you have time."

Xie Yan knew that Mrs. Hua said these things to make Yunliu more loyal to herself, so she nodded, "Don't be nervous, you can talk to me if you have any difficulties, and I will definitely help if I can."

In order to make a show, Yunliu was wearing a ostentatious green dress, and she also had heavy makeup on her face. No wonder Xie Yan couldn't figure out something familiar about her when she looked carefully.

After hearing what Mrs. Hua and Xie Yan said, she bowed profusely, "I understand what Mom said, and I also know that after all these years, it must be difficult to find people, but I have some illusions, since I can't find them, let's forget it." , as long as I can kill Li Tianwei, I will feel at ease. I have no relatives in this world, and I only love my brother and sister these days. Mr. Xie is Ah's elder brother. Don't worry, I will go back with him. .”

"That's good." Sister-in-law Hua nodded, and said to Xie Yan, "There are many people in Xiefanglou, it's not convenient for you to come here often, if you have anything to do in the future, you can tell Yunliu first, and I will let the lame sister meet with Yunliu regularly. Contact Liu, it is convenient for us to contact."

Mrs. Hua is used to intelligence work, so Xie Yan naturally has no objection to this proposal. Mrs. Hua's willingness to leave such a contact point also shows that he did not completely refuse to work for Xie Yan in the future.

"But the lame girl's leg—"

Xie Yan's voice stopped abruptly in the middle of speaking, how could he have forgotten that since the dumb sister-in-law is not really dumb, then the lame sister is probably not really lame either.

The lame girl stood beside Yunliu, seeing that Xie Yan didn't ask further, she blinked her eyes twice and smiled at him.

……

Xie Yan and Mrs. Hua played enough dramas and spent a lot of money to "buy" Yunliu, but they encountered difficulties in how to arrange Yunliu.

He is currently living in Wen's house together with Gu Shiyao, and it stands to reason that Yunliu should also be taken to Wen's house, but no matter what Yunliu's real identity is, she is a romantic woman bought by Xie Yan from a brothel on the surface.Bringing a romantic woman to live at a friend's house is outrageous, Xie Yan felt more and more wrong when he thought about how he felt towards Wen Heng.

According to what Xie Yan got from Yan Lin before, if Wen Heng had different thoughts about him, wouldn't he be bouncing back and forth on Wen Heng's bottom line when he took Yunliu to Wen's house?Just like this, do you still want to have a sweet love in two lifetimes?

Fortunately, Yunliu saw Xie Yan's hesitation, and offered to find a place to live outside.

"The girls sold in Xiefang Building are usually raised outside. This is more realistic and convenient for me to move around."

What Yunliu said reminded Xie Yan of the small apartment she rented by the river before. The rent had already been paid and it would be a waste to leave it alone. It is better to let Yunliu live there temporarily. The place is close to the Hankou Wharf. It is convenient for her to hide her identity.

Xie Yan handed over the apartment key to Yunliu, hired a rickshaw to take her to the place to settle down, and greeted the landlady by the way, left the apartment with dissatisfaction under the dissatisfied eyes of the gossip lady, and went to Wen's house. go.

The matter of Xiefanglou came to an end for the time being, but he still had no chance to rest, because in one day it would be Fang Xunxu's birthday banquet.