A Girl Traveling Through Troubled Times

Chapter 973 Seeking Ru Meng's Help

"Huh?" Wu Mingqiang thought he had misheard.

“I mean I agree with your idea, to get rid of Ouyang Bao.” Gui’er said in a low voice as much as possible, “He has committed many evils. This time he pretends to be enforcing the law impartially, but in private he is still detaining people and extorting money. Moreover, his colleagues seem to be avoiding intervention because they are afraid of his power. If we continue to act in the usual way, I'm afraid we won’t be able to solve the problem.”

Upon hearing this, Wu Mingqiang perked up and quickly said, "Miss, it's wonderful that you've come to this understanding. Sometimes, the world really can't be explained by axioms alone."

Gui'er nodded: "So what do you plan to do?"

"I approached him quietly by myself and took care of him. Don't worry, Miss, I've carried out similar missions many times in Shanghai before, and I always did it cleanly."

Gui'er shook her head and said, "Ouyang Bao is a detective in Hong Kong. If he dies in the street, the authorities will definitely investigate thoroughly. Hong Kong is not Shanghai after all. It would be best to find a reason that no one can find to blame us for him."

Wu Mingqiang thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible. We can use poison, which I also know how to do."

Gui'er glanced at Wu Mingqiang. She hadn't expected Wu Mingqiang to be so skilled in this area, but she still shook her head: "You didn't understand what I meant. What I meant was that his problems shouldn't be attributed to outsiders, such as whether he died in a car accident, from an illness, or from an accident."

Wu Mingqiang immediately understood and said happily, "Miss is indeed very thoughtful."

Gui'er thought for a moment and said, "But I'm still worried. After all, Ouyang Bao has been a detective for many years. He should have some skills, be very alert, and have subordinates following him everywhere. He's not so easy to deal with."

Wu Mingqiang nodded and said, "What you say is true, Miss, but I will act with caution."

Gui'er stood up and said, "This matter should be discussed in detail. Anyway, Ouyang Bao won't be able to find this place anytime soon. I'm just worried that he will target Professor Xu and Brother Chen. It would be even better if we could find someone else to take care of him. Brother Wu, you should wait and see, and we'll talk about it when the time is right."

Wu Mingqiang nodded. He only stayed up for half the night before waking up Acheng to relieve him and telling him about the matter.

Ah Cheng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Actually, I had the same idea for a while, but I was afraid that Miss wouldn't agree. It seems that Miss was forced into a corner."

Wu Mingqiang said bitterly, "Miss, you've never suffered such injustice since you were a child. If it weren't for that bastard Ouyang, you wouldn't be living here in such a cramped place. Who knows what kind of mess the villa would be in. It seems we really need to hurry up and take action."

Acheng nodded and said, "Brother Qiang, don't worry, we'll go out and look for an opportunity first thing tomorrow morning. By the way, isn't Rumeng someone that Ouyang Bao values ​​highly? Could we use her to seduce and drug Ouyang Bao?"

Wu Mingqiang paused, and after a long while said, "I'll go take a look tomorrow."

The next morning, after breakfast, the two went their separate ways.

Wu Mingqiang asked Acheng to go back to the villa to see if there were any other clues.

He went to Shitang to find Rumeng first. Although he was disguised, Rumeng recognized him at a glance. She quickly pulled him in, closed the door, and said, "Brother Qiang, what's wrong? Ouyang suddenly said they're going to arrest you. Apparently, they've left people at the pawnshop to keep watch. They're just waiting for you to walk right into their trap so they can arrest you."

Wu Mingqiang sneered, "He's currently vying for the position of police chief. He's after my master's family's wealth and wants to force our young lady to marry him so he can legitimately acquire the fortune. Our young lady isn't willing, so he's expanded his reach to include everyone our young lady knows. I heard that a university professor's family has already been extorted several times to ransom him."

Upon hearing this, Ru Meng breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and clung to Wu Mingqiang like an octopus, one arm around his waist and the other stroking his chest, saying, "So, it has nothing to do with you? You can't afford to offend Ouyang Bao. Why don't you persuade your young lady to marry him? Anyway, your young lady is an orphan and can't protect the family fortune. When your young lady becomes his mistress, you can use that connection to climb up to Ouyang Bao. As far as I know, he has a very good chance of winning the police chief competition this time."

"You scoundrel! Our young lady is pure, gentle, and kind. How could she marry such a bastard?"

Wu Mingqiang swung her forcefully, sending Ru Meng flying and crashing to the ground.

She sat up, about to lash out, but seeing Wu Mingqiang's angry face, she knew she couldn't confront him directly. She quickly put on a smile and stepped forward to comfort him: "I know, Brother Qiang, you're the most loyal. Your master's family was kind to you and trusted you so much. You certainly don't want to let them down. But the situation is beyond your control. All the men in their family are fighting on the mainland. If they're not careful, they might all die. In this day and age, she can only choose to marry someone to protect herself. Otherwise, as an orphan with such a family business, she's like a fat piece of meat with legs running around on the street. Everyone wants to take a bite out of her."

Wu Mingqiang sat down with a gloomy face and said, "Who our young lady wants to marry is none of your concern. Just tell me if you're willing to help with this?"

Ru Meng quickly went over, moved a stool and sat down next to Wu Mingqiang, took his arm and said softly, "Brother Qiang, you are the most loyal and manly man I have ever met. You saved me, how could I not help you?"

Wu Mingqiang glanced at her, his tone softening slightly, and said, "Alright, I won't treat you unfairly after it's done."

Ru Meng was overjoyed to hear this and thought for a moment before saying, "Actually, Ouyang Bao is a sharp-tongued and demanding person who is obsessed with money. He has offended quite a few people. Moreover, his competitor Long Xing is more senior than him, yet he is about to lose to him. I am very resentful of him."

Wu Mingqiang became interested and said, "How do you know? I've heard that Long Xing is a low-key person who doesn't like to cause trouble, so he was powerless against Ouyang Bao."

"That was just for show. Actually, Long Xing has come to see me during this time," Ru Meng said mysteriously.

"What does Longxing want with you? He's not here to have some fun, is he?" Wu Mingqiang asked tentatively.

“Oh, Qiang-ge, he stopped taking clients a long time ago, you know that, but I was also surprised. He wanted to bribe me to get close to Ouyang Bao and find his weaknesses.” Ru Meng said, “And he also said that he could tell I didn’t want to stay in this business anymore. If I was willing to help him, he would introduce me to a rich old man to get out of this business after it was done.”