Red Bean Lives in the Republic of China - Chapter 9.3

Chapter 9.3
“Your cousin had gone out on Saturday and hadn’t come back. It’s been two days and two nights.” Mrs. Yu started to explain it to her daughter. Then she signalled for Yu Hongdou to go to the kitchen. When they arrived there, Mrs. Yu said secretly, “Your uncle and aunt have searched everywhere; they should look for her, but there were no results. They went to the police station to report the case, and they were only asked to go home and wait for news. For two days in a row, there was no response at all! They’re afraid it will ruin Yuqi’s reputation, so your uncles and aunts dare not look for friends to help, let alone publish in newspapers casually. In desperation, they remembered your brother was in the police station, so they came to the door.”
‘Saturday? Isn’t it the day of the Xinya Tea Party?’ She remembered that when she first entered the tea room, she did see cousin Yuqi, but when the tea party officially started, she disappeared. ‘I thought she had left the party early, but who knew she had disappeared?’
She looked up to talk, but then she heard the door opening. Her brother had come back.
Yu Chongyi hasn’t been resting well lately. He looked tired and glanced around the house. He was confused when he saw his uncle and aunt. He asked, “Uncle and Aunt?”
When the aunt saw him, she felt relieved, and she quickly got up from the sofa and hugged him, crying very sadly, “Chongyi, Yuqi is missing…”
Recently, Yu Chongyi became very scared when he heard the word “missing “. He quickly became pale and asked, “Did Yuqi disappear?”
Compared with the aunt, their uncle barely maintained his composure, pulled Yu Chongyi over, and told the whole story. “Our family lives in the French Concession, so we reported the case at the police station in the French Concession; I don’t know what counts.”
Yu Chongyi wiped his face indiscriminately and said, “Okay, I see, uncle, aunt, I’m going to the French Concession right away.”
Yu Hongdou quickly said, “Brother, I saw our cousin Yuqi at the Xinya Tea House on Saturday. During that time, she was having a conversation with a man who was in his middle years. I can still recall the man. He looked very nice, wearing fancy clothes and having a shiny gold watch on his hand. They talked, but then Cousin Yuqi vanished. Uncle and aunt, think about it carefully. Is there a person like that among my cousin’s friends?”
Hearing that, the couple’s expressions changed, and the aunt suddenly raised her head and said anxiously to her husband, “I can’t remember such a person, could it be your friend, you fool, something happened to your daughter; you can’t do anything!”
The uncle was upset by the scolding; his eyes widened, and he also scolded his wife. “You still have the face to criticise me? If you didn’t want Yuqi to marry into a good family, would something happen to our daughter? Half of her disappearance was caused by you.”
Their aunt held her face and cried loudly. “You can scold me, but am I not a human being? If something happens to Yuqi, I will die!”
Mrs. Yu saw that the situation was becoming more embarrassing. “Since Chongyi is back, he will help look for Yuqi. I suggest that you two go back to the house and wait for updates, just in case the police department has any information about Yuqi there.”
Hearing Mrs. Yu’s words, the couple stopped their argument, and they were about to go downstairs with Yu Chongyi. Mrs. Yu remembered that her son hadn’t slept for two nights, so she hurriedly brought a bowl of porridge and said, “It doesn’t take much time to eat. You haven’t slept at all. At least pad your stomach before you go.”
Yu Chongyi took a hasty sip, then pushed the bowl away and said, “I have to go to Xinya Teahouse as soon as possible.” Then he looked at his uncle and said, “Tell the French Concession about the tea party to make the investigation easy.”
The uncle and wife looked at each other regretfully, but fortunately, there were messy tears to cover it up, and they thought others wouldn’t see it clearly.
However, Mrs. Yu had such good eyesight that she saw it at a glance. She thought she would feel happy, but she lowered her head and thought to herself that she didn’t feel much better than her uncle and wife.
After sending the group of people down, the mother and daughter stood on the steps, feeling confused for a little bit.
Yu Hongdou looked up at the sunny sky and suddenly said, “Oh, I have to go find Mr. Peter Wang.”
Mrs. Yu was surprised and asked, “Who is Peter Wang? And what do you plan to do with him?”
“A detective. Mother, do you still remember the big star Chen Baidie’s disappearance? In case my brother comes back afterward, you tell him that I went to meet Detective Wang, and he knows Detective Wang’s address, so he will come for me.” After Yu Hongdou wrapped up talking, she went upstairs and changed her dress.
She then ran to the porch and saw that the bicycle had been ridden by her brother.
Fortunately, Peter Wang’s detective agency was not far from Tongfu Lane, and it would only take two stops by tram. After getting off the tram, she went to look for Fuhua Lane on his business card.
After at last finding the address, she was about to walk in when she heard two beeps behind her. Somebody appeared to be blaring the car horn at her.
She looked back and just happened to see the person getting out of the car, and when she saw the person clearly, her face darkened.
‘It’s really a narrow road, and I never expected to meet Lu Jingheng from Nanbao Yangxing here.’
“Hey, Yu Hongdou.” Seeing her turn her head and take off, Lu Jingheng chased after her with many steps. “Finally, you let me know where you live; you ran so fast just now; you got on the tram before I had time to say hello to you; I almost couldn’t catch up; what are you doing here? Your friend lives here.”
Yu Hongdou sneered and said, “Mr. Lu, I’m in a hurry right now, so I really don’t have time to pay attention to you. Don’t wait for me.”
Lu Jingheng clicked his tongue and said, “You have such a temper; I want to hear; what good things can you say? Come on, keep your voice down; just tell me.”
“What a coincidence! I bumped into Young Master Lu playing a hooligan again.”
Before Yu Hongdou could answer, she heard a familiar voice behind them. She quickly turned her head to see that He Yunqin was there.
He was wearing a light grey shirt, and he had a piece untied at the neckline. He was riding that semi-old bicycle.
Lu Jingheng didn’t say a single word; he just directly went towards his car, opened the door, and got in the car. However, after he got into the car, he didn’t drive away immediately; he just put his hands on the steering wheel and looked at the two people with a dark face.
He Yunqin turned to look at Yu Hongdou and asked, “Miss Yu is still leaving?”
Yu Hongdou realised that she was afraid that Lu Jingheng would trouble her again, so she deliberately stayed where she was. She raised the business card in her hand and said with a smile, “I’m here to find Inspector Wang.”
He Yunqin was not surprised at all, but raised his eyebrows and said, “That’s on the way.”
When she entered the alley, he slowly pushed the bicycle and followed her.
The two walked one after the other, and He Yunqin was silent behind her. Yu Hongdou walked for a while, only hearing the creaking of the bicycle, thinking of He Yunqin’s relaxed appearance. ‘This person is probably the most stingy rich man I’ve ever seen; the bicycle is so old that he can’t bear to change it.’ She thought for a while, then turned around and said, “Thank you just now.”
End of chapter 9
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