Back at the garage, Xue Ping Shun and others had been sent back by the police department with great courtesy. The insider of the kidnapper was indeed Lao Yan without a doubt. It's no longer necessary to detain these people. Moreover, Chen Zi Kun is the big hero who rescued Miss Yao, he will definitely be a honored guest at the Yao Mansion in the future. The old foxes at the police department wouldn't want to offend someone with such great prospects.

  Xue Pingshun and others had a lawsuit for nothing, and they even tasted the flavor of the tiger bench for free. They should have been full of grievances, but no one said such words. After entering the prison, they were all scared. There are many ghosts who died unjustly in prison. The two mouths of the official word can weave a crime name for you even if you are innocent. If you are caught wrongly, it's just wrong, and letting you go is a great kindness, not to mention compensation, which is unthinkable.

  Although the person was rescued, the case has not been closed yet. The police department continues to pursue the kidnappers, and the police army is out in full force, sweeping away the Black Wind's lair and also raiding Gaojiazhuang. The blind old mother of Heifeng was arrested by the police, but for some reason, she was released after only one day, and a foreign doctor was even invited to treat her eye disease.

  The most unfortunate were the other bandits in the Beijing-Tianjin area, who were mysteriously exterminated for no reason. Those who were not exterminated were pursued by government troops and forced to flee east and west. However, the two masterminds behind this incident, Hei Feng and Su Qingyan, never surrendered.

  Wu Bingxiang was delighted, although the police department had made a fool of themselves in this kidnapping case, but in the end it was still his own men who cracked the case. This Xu Guotong was indeed a good hand, decisive and daring to act, such a person was actually wasted being sent to the water police team to do chores.

  He immediately ordered that Xu Guowen be promoted one rank and transferred back to the Police Department, where he would participate in handling cases. Each of the water police who participated in the case was rewarded with five silver dollars.

  Compared to the reward for capturing Yao Zicong, the police department's offer was truly not enough to fill a tooth cavity. As promised by Xu Guotang, Yao Zicong did indeed take out 10,000 yuan to reward everyone, and when divided among each person, it would have been more than 500 yuan per head. However, most of this money went to the high-ranking police officers who had orchestrated the operation from behind the scenes, and after layers of deductions, each person could only get 5 yuan. Nevertheless, these waterborne police had merely strolled along the shore without actually engaging in a fierce battle with the bandits, so even getting 10 yuan as a reward would have been reasonable for them.

  Other personnel who assisted in cracking the case were also heavily rewarded by Yao Zilong. The steward of the Yao Mansion gave Chen Zikun and Xia Jia's father and daughter each 500 silver dollars.

  Yao Cizhang considered that the case would damage his daughter's reputation, so he used his influence to ask Beijing newspapers not to report on this matter. However, reporters did not listen to him and instead spread the news all over the city. Not only did they publicize it widely, but also distorted it with sensational language, using phrases like "fallen into a trap" and "suffered humiliation". Some reporters even shouted that Yao Cizhang was a pro-Japanese traitor and got what he deserved.

  Yao Cizhang saw the extremely exaggerated report in The Times, and after his initial anger, he was deeply worried. He drove to Heping Hospital to visit his daughter. According to the doctor, Miss Yao did not suffer major physical injuries this time, but her mental trauma was severe and she needed a period of rest to recover.

  Through the glass window, Yao Zicong saw his daughter sitting quietly on the hospital bed, holding a book of Keats' poetry selections. The spring sunlight spilled onto her hospital gown, illuminating her delicate and beautiful face, serene as a sculpture.

  Yao Cizhang's softest corner in his heart was touched, he quietly walked into the ward and put down the paper box in his hand: "Leilei, your favorite French toast."

  Yao Yile turned her head and smiled slightly: "Thank you, Father."

  "Good." Yao Zicong stretched out his hand to stroke his daughter's long hair, and suddenly saw a copy of the "Times" on the table, startling him. He asked, "Who bought the newspaper?"

  Yao Yile said: "Father, don't get angry, let them write whatever they want, why should we punish ourselves for others' mistakes?"

  Her daughter, who had always been willful and stubborn, suddenly became so sensible that Yao Erlang was overwhelmed with emotions. He gently stroked his daughter's hair and said, "Lele, what do you want? Daddy will buy it for you."

  This was a sentence that Yao Yilei often said when she was young, and at that time, Yao Qizhen was still a senior staff member of the Bank of Communications. The whole family lived in Shanghai, and whenever her father took her to the department store on the main street, he would buy whatever she liked. Every time he bought something his daughter wanted, Lelai would give him a kiss on the cheek. Whenever Yao Qizhen thought of this scene, he couldn't help but smile happily.

  At this moment, Yao Yire also had a smile on her face like when she was a child, and she leaned into her father's arms and said softly: "Dad, I want to get married."

  "What!" Yao Qizhen was startled. He had asked his daughter to choose a gift, but instead she wanted to get married. What was going on here?!

  But he soon came to his senses, his daughter was no longer the little girl who had been begging for a Barbie doll, but an 18-year-old young woman. Rather than letting her socialize all day, it's better to find someone to marry early on, after all, women should be devoted to their husbands and children.

  Thinking of this, Yao Cizhang smiled and said: "Does Leilei have a suitable candidate in mind?"

  Yao Yile's small face turned red, and she nodded silently.

  Yao Cizhang burst out laughing and said, "Lelai also blushes, come on, which university did he graduate from, which foreign firm does he work for, or which government department?"

  Yao Yile shook her head: "Neither."

  Yao Cizhang frowned and said: "Isn't he a foreigner?"

  Yao Yile shook her head: "No."

  "What kind of person is that?" Yao Cilang was surprised, knowing that his daughter usually socialized with young talents from Beijing, rich young masters, government officials and the like. Apart from these people, who else could there be?

  "What's going on?" Yao Cilang asked suspiciously.

  "It was Chen Zikun who saved me, he's from the driving school." Yao Yire replied calmly.

  A thunderbolt flashed over his head, and Yao Cizhang was completely stunned.

  Is that not just a rickshaw puller? Is he not just a laborer? I, the daughter of the Deputy Minister of Transportation, would actually marry a rickshaw puller from Beijing! If this gets out, will the Yao family still have the face to stand in Beijing?!

  The thunder rolled in, and Yao Cizhang was so startled that he stuttered and couldn't speak for a moment.

  "Dad, what's wrong with you? You can't be reacting this big, right?" Yao Yire stretched out her hand and waved it in front of her father's face.

  "No way!" Yao Cizhang finally regained his composure and immediately rejected his daughter's improper proposal.

  "Father~~" Yao Yilei coquettishly said, usually this trick would be effective, but now it didn't work at all. Yao Cilang suddenly stood up and said: "It's right to repay kindness, but there's no need to offer your body as a reward! You want to marry a rickshaw puller? Unless I'm dead!"

  After finishing speaking, he went out with a huff and puff, and also instructed the two bodyguards who came with him to guard the door and strictly forbid his daughter from going out.

  He didn't go far, but came to Mrs. Yao's ward, Mrs. Yao was so grieved by her daughter being kidnapped that she fell ill again and was hospitalized, and at this time she was still lying in bed.

  When she heard this, the lady was also shocked and said, "How can this be? We must think of a solution quickly."

  "What can I do? You know your daughter's temper."

  Mrs. Yao said, "It's all because you've spoiled her... I hope she won't imitate Tang Bao Yue, if it's that kind of fuss, our family can't take it." When she said this, her face was full of anxiety.

  Yao Qizhen sighed and said, "Tang Shaoyi's daughter has a higher vision than our daughter. The man she likes is Gu Weijun, who graduated from St. John's University in Shanghai and received his Ph.D. in law from Columbia University in the United States. He is one of the most promising young men in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a young talent like him would be a good son-in-law. But what about our daughter? She likes a rickshaw puller."

  Mrs. Yao looked worried: "What can we do now?"

  Yao said reassuringly, "A road will always appear before a mountain. As parents, we cannot let our daughter take a path of no return."

  After the husband and wife discussed for a while, Yao Cizhang got up and left. When he passed by his daughter's sickroom, he added a thought and took a peek through the door crack. His daughter was lying obediently on the bed resting. He let out a sigh of relief and quietly went downstairs.

  In the ward, Yao Yirei lifted up the quilt and got out of bed, changed into a shirt and suspenders, put on tennis shoes, cut the sheets into long strips, tied a dead knot, one end tied to the iron bed leg, and the other end thrown out of the window. She nimbly climbed out of the window, down to the first floor, clapped her hands, and swaggered out of the hospital.

  Yao Yilei first called a rickshaw back to the Yao Mansion, rummaged through her closet and packed all her clothes into boxes, emptied her jewelry box of pearls, jade, diamonds, gold, and even took out the deposit slip from the Transportation Bank, putting everything into a small bag. The large packages and luggage were carried downstairs by the servants and loaded into the car.

  A group of servants stared in shock, unsure which opera Miss Yao was singing, and watched wide-eyed as she drove away from the Yao Mansion herself.

  ……

  Ziguangche Factory, Xu Guodong is visiting Chen Zikun. Now Xu Guodong has become the captain of the detective team of the Beijing Police Department, with a high position and great power, unlike before, and there is also an extra star on his collar. Captain Xu knows how to repay kindness, and within three days of his promotion, he came to visit old friends.

  There were two box guns on the table, which were exactly the two that had been taken away by the police. Fortunately, the gun numbers had already been ground off, otherwise it would have been a big trouble to investigate.

  Under the box of bullets was a card, which was a gun license handled by Xu Guozhong, and there were also two boxes of 7.63 caliber bullets, which were also brought by Xu Guozhong as a gift.

  "This gift is too heavy, I'm not worthy of it." Chen Zikong said with a bow and a smile.

  "It's just a small matter, no need to be polite, brother. You'll be flying high soon, and when that day comes, don't forget about your old brother." Xu Guodong said with a hearty laugh. After this incident, he was even more convinced that Chen Zikun was not someone to be underestimated, and now that they had gotten on good terms, he would definitely come in handy in the future.

  Just then, Xue Ping Shun quickly walked in and said: "Boss, Miss Yao has arrived."

  "Oh, is it with Yao Cilong that you've come?" Chen Zikun's eyebrows rose, but he wasn't surprised.

  Xue Pingshun's expression was strange: "He came alone, and brought all his family property with him."