Chapter 25: Stormy Weather (12) Flying Kite Net

  Forty-eight hours may seem long or short, but for the embattled Police Commissioner Fai Wong-lor, it felt like an eternity. As the deadline for releasing the four arrested students drew near, just as he was about to pick up the phone to give the order, his office phone rang first.

  "Ding ding ding, ding ding ding, ……"

  Favor looked at the ringing phone, hesitated for a moment, picked it up and said: "I'm Favor."

  "Mr. Favalli!" Akagi's hoarse voice came through the receiver into Favalli's ears.

  Favori sneered: "Mr. Akagi, I thought you had forgotten about me!!! I was just about to call you!"

  "Mr. Favre, I've said it before, the Great Japanese Empire will not betray its friends. The matter of those four students has been settled by me! You should be receiving orders from your Public Security Bureau's Chief Inspector Ma Kao-yun soon." Before Akagi could finish speaking, Favre cut in: "Ma Kao-yun is not in Shanghai right now, he's gone back to his country for vacation!"

  Akagi Kōken smiled and said, "Mr. Favre, don't forget what I do. Just yesterday afternoon, your Consul General has already returned to Shanghai. We have already settled everything with him."

  "That's really great!" A faint, relieved smile appeared on Favalli's face. Just then, the sound of knocking came from outside. Favalli was slightly stunned and said to Akagi Koshin on the other end of the phone: "Mr. Akagi, someone has arrived, I won't talk to you now, let's get together another time!"

  "No problem! I'll be waiting for good news anytime!" Akagi Kojou hung up the phone.

  Putting down the phone, Favalli walked over to his desk and sat down. He opened a file folder on his desk and called out: "Come in!"

  The secretary pushed open the door and walked into Favalli's office: "Director, Chief Inspector Ma is asking you to go to his office."

  Favor looked puzzled and asked: "Didn't the Chief Inspector go back home for vacation? When did he come back?"

  The secretary thought for a moment and replied: "Probably yesterday."

  "I get it!" Favalli dismissed his secretary, closed the file folder in front of him, leaned back in his office chair, and narrowed his eyes to think: "Ma Ke Yun's vacation has at least a month left, why did he suddenly come back ahead of schedule?! Is there something fishy going on here?!" After thinking for a while, Favalli couldn't figure out the answer, so he adjusted his clothes and walked out of the office.

  "Chief Inspector, you wanted me?" After about seven or eight minutes, Favalli knocked on the door and walked into McGowan's office.

  Ma Ke Yun, busy at his desk, motioned for Favalli to take a seat on the sofa beside him, then pressed the bell on his desk. The secretary in the adjacent office heard the ring and pushed open the door to enter Ma Ke Yun's office. "I've already handled these files," Ma Ke Yun said to the secretary.

  "Understood, sir!" The secretary picked up the file and left the office. Mai Gao Yun stood up and walked to the sofa, sat down and said: "I'm sure you're very clear about why I called you here?!" Seeing Fei Wo Li nodding, Mai Gao Yun continued: "Fei Wo Li, you did a great job this time. The four students you caught are related to the serial murder case in the public concession area some time ago. Just now, I've sent people to search their homes and I believe we'll get results soon."

  "Chief Inspector..." Favalli was about to ask something, but before he could get the words out, Ma Ke Yun cut him off: "Don't worry, once the case is cracked I'll report your achievements to the Public Security Bureau."

  When Mai Gao Yun comforted Fei Wo Li, Lin Guo Dong returned home after a day of running around outside.

  "Old bean, you're back?! Has the Ministry of Works replied yet?!" Lin Aofeng took over the tea cup from the servant's tray and handed it to Lin Guodong.

  Lin Guodong took the teacup and sighed, saying: "This matter is more serious than we thought. Just before I came back, I received a call from the Public Security Bureau of the Gongdong District, saying that the four students they arrested were suspects in the serial murder case in the public rental area some time ago."

  "What?! Lin Ao Feng was first startled, then sneered: "Really blind to the truth. They are quite good at fabricating stories. To think of such a reason to deceive us."

  Lin Guodong, who had been keeping his head down all along, suddenly looked up at his son and asked: "Isn't this reason enough?!"

  Lin Ao Feng raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying: "Their reason is quite sufficient. However, no matter how sufficient it is, the truth can't be faked, and lies can't become true. It won't take long for all the conspiracies to be exposed."

  "It's indeed like that." Lin Guodong muttered to himself, took a glance at his son and asked: "It's so late, where are you going again?!"

  Lin Ao Feng looked at his clothes and replied: "To my girlfriend's house. Are you satisfied with this answer?!"

  "Rascal!" Lin Guodong cursed lightly and said, "I know all about your business. I've also asked around, Qin Keqing is a good girl, find time to bring her back, your mom and I want to meet her."

  "Dad, is the sun rising from the west today?!" Lin Ao Feng curiously looked at his father and couldn't help but ask.

  Lin Guodong smiled wryly: "You underestimate your old man. Although I and your mom are very much hoping that you and Yu Yan can become a couple, but forced marriage is not sweet, you don't like Yu Yan, and I and your mom cannot force you, so we can only go with the flow. However, it's good that you have a good eye for girls, Ke Qing is better than Yu Yan."

  "Dad, your eyes are so good that you picked my mom as your daughter-in-law. I'm your son, how can I be any worse?! Hearing his son's words, Lin Guodong felt very pleased and reminded him with a smile: "It's chaotic outside now, be more careful when you go out, come back early."

  "Got it!" Lin Aofeng smiled and walked out of the living room. Watching his son's gradually disappearing back, Lin Guodong let out a light sigh and was about to head to the study when his wife came out of the kitchen with a plate of fruit: "Ziliang, why did you come home so early today?!" Then she looked around the living room and asked: "Where's Feng'er?"

  Lin Guodong smiled and said: "Feng'er just left, he went to his girlfriend's place!"

  "This kid, he's got a girlfriend and didn't even say a word. He's even keeping it from me, his own mother!" As she spoke, Cheng Xue Mei turned to her husband and asked: "How did you know our son had a girlfriend?!"

  "Of course, it's what my son just said! Alright, I still have things to do, I'll go to the study first, call me when it's time for dinner!" After saying that, Lin Guodong didn't dare linger for a moment and hastily retreated to the study.

  An hour later, Lin Aofeng appeared at the school gate. Not long after waiting, Qin Keqing and Zhang Siqi walked out from inside with Tian Lina. The three people walked to the front of Lin Aofeng, Tian Lina smiled and pushed Qin Keqing in front of Lin Aofeng, saying: "Lin, great talent, I'm handing Keqing over to you."

  Lin Ao Feng smiled and pulled Qin Ke Qing over, saying with a mischievous grin: "Don't worry, both of you! I've got Ke Qing under my care, nothing will go wrong, guaranteed!"

  Lin Aofeng's words were not yet finished when the sound of a car horn came from behind him. Lin Aofeng turned his head to see Xi Junmai getting out of the car, and smiled jokingly: "I thought it was someone else! It turns out it's Old Xi after all! Are you here to pick up Zhang Siki?"

  Qin Keqing and Tian Lina heard Lin Aofeng's words, and they both looked at Xi Junmai without saying a word. Seeing Xi Junmai nodding in agreement, Qin Keqing and Tian Lina exchanged a glance, and the two quickly reached an unspoken understanding. Tian Lina pretended to be sad, faking tears as she said: "Qiqi, you're so unfair! You have a boyfriend but didn't say a word about it. Don't you trust me and Keqing at all?!"

  "There's nothing going on!" Zhang Siqi glared at Xi Junmai with a hint of resentment and said, "Lina isn't what you think she is. And my relationship with Xi Junmai was just established a moment ago. Besides, I'm sure Qin Keqing knows best how Xi Junmai and I met, if you don't believe me, you can ask her." As she spoke, Zhang Siqi kept making eye contact with Qin Keqing, signaling for her to help explain things.

  When Qin Keqing was in a difficult situation, Lin Aofeng's role emerged. He smiled and pulled up Qin Keqing's hand, saying: "Since Lao Xi has come to pick up Zhang Sikui, Keqing and I have something to do, so let's leave first."

  "Ah!……" Before Tian Lina could stop Qin Keqing, Qin Keqing had already gotten into the sedan car parked on the side with Lin Aofeng. Watching the car drive away, Tian Lina let out a sigh and muttered to herself: "You two are lucky this time, but next time you won't be so lucky!" Then Tian Lina turned to Zhang Siqui, revealing a sly smile, and said: "Siqui, Keqing is gone, it's better for you to confess honestly now!"

  Zhang Siqi instinctively hid behind Xi Junmai, poking her head out to look at Tian Lina and say: "You don't have to be jealous of us. Everyone is an adult, everyone has the right to find their own love. If you can't find it, I and Xi Junmai can help introduce you."

  Xie Junmai wasn't a fool either, he knew it was his turn to take the stage now. Smiling, he said: "Yes! Tian Lina, in another month it will be Siqi's birthday, I'm planning to host a dance party. At that time you can find a boyfriend at the dance party."

  Tina said somewhat displeased: "Thank you for your kindness, I don't need you to worry about my finding a boyfriend. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

  Watching Tian Lina's back as she walked away, Zhang Siqi asked in a low voice: "Were we too much just now?!"

  Xue Junmai replied: "Not at all. The whole school knows that Tian Lina likes Zhang Kai, but Zhang Kai doesn't take Tian Lina seriously."

  When Xi Junmai drove Zhang Siqi home, a two-story old building on Baoshan Road in Zhabei was unusually busy. The Chinese GCD responsible persons working in Shanghai gathered together and held an emergency meeting in a tight and secretive manner. At the meeting, Chen Duxiu first took out the telegram he had just received and reported to the people present the latest instructions from the Communist International. ... The meeting lasted for more than four hours, when it ended, the moon was already high in the sky and the stars were all over the sky.