Ch 320: I Was Born Into A Wealthy Family
Although there were some minor setbacks, the A Siblings still managed to move into the Lin Mansion smoothly.
At night, Lin Chen summoned the A Siblings to the study.
In order to maintain his undercover identity, Wang Shanhe’s identity must be warned to the A Siblings and must not be leaked.
If Wang Shanhe’s identity cannot be hidden from outsiders, the first to die will not be Lin Chen; Zhao Jiu will eliminate the A Siblings immediately.
In the study, Lin Chen was smoking a cigar, considering how to fabricate a lie.
He knew even more clearly that Zhao Jiu was just outside the study; upon hearing his cue, he would rush in with a gun and eliminate the A Siblings.
Reality is so cruel, but this is not the outcome he wanted.
“Shan He, you called the three of us here. Just say what you need to say. When we were in Fangua Lane, if it weren’t for you, we probably wouldn’t have lived to meet the Team Leader.”
A Da, being older, saw Lin Chen’s silence and knew he had something to say but didn’t know how to say it.
A Di looked at Lin Chen expectantly.
Only A Mei, on her own, was browsing the books in the study, not treating Lin Chen as an outsider at all.
“My public identity is Lin Chen, a Chinese merchant returned from the South Seas.”
Lin Chen took a puff of his cigar, glanced at A Da and A Di, and continued, “On the surface, I do business in the Concessions and have a relationship with the Japanese.”
“But you know, just as you wouldn’t betray your Team Leader, Ye Sichen, I wouldn’t betray the Master who brought me from Fangua Lane?”
Master?
Of course it’s Wang Ya, the leader of the Iron Blood Extermination Squad!
The Iron Blood Extermination Squad, a self-organized assassin organization of Anti-Japanese Fighters, kills both Japanese and the spineless officials of the National Government; the A Siblings couldn’t possibly not know this.
“For Master’s anti-Japanese aspirations, I must maintain the identity of Lin Chen. Once the outside world knows my true identity as Wang Shanhe, not only will the Japanese relentlessly assassinate me, but the National Government will not tolerate me either.”
The words fell.
A Da, A Di, and A Mei were all slightly stunned.
The three siblings knew what kind of person the Team Leader was…
Then A Da sighed slightly and said, “Shan He… no, Brother Chen, we understand what to do!”
A Di also nodded, “From now on, you are Brother Chen to the three of us. We will work together to exterminate the Little Japan!”
Hearing this, Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Only A Mei remained silent, not knowing what she was thinking.
This girl is highly educated; she’s not easy to fool!
He certainly knew that only a dead person would keep their mouth shut.
But he had no other choice. If he used outsiders as servants in the Lin Mansion, he would always be worried.
Right now, the only people he could somewhat trust were the A Siblings.
“From now on, A Da and A Di, you will be responsible for assisting Old Zhao, the driver. On the surface, you are the Lin Mansion’s miscellaneous servants; in reality, you are responsible for the safety of the Lin Mansion.”
“A Mei will continue her studies. Old Zhao, the driver, will be responsible for picking her up and dropping her off. On weekends, she will act as a servant. If there are outsiders, A Mei will help Wu Ma with the housework.”
“If you have any needs, you can find me or Old Zhao, the driver.”
“…”
Lin Chen began to arrange the A Siblings’ division of labor in the Lin Mansion.
A Da, A Di, and A Mei all said there was no problem.
Being able to reunite with their “Brother Shanhe,” no problem was a problem.
It’s just that the three of them never imagined that the Wang Shanhe they knew was not the real Liu Shanhe.
Moreover, A Da and A Di never imagined that Lin Chen had Zhao Jiu pick up A Mei every day, actually using A Mei, their weakness, to control the two of them.
Lin Chen learned this trick from Dai Chunfeng. Dai Chunfeng wanted him to obey; any member of the Death Row Squad was a hostage used by Dai Chunfeng to make him submit.
Although despicable, did he have a better choice?
Early the next morning, after eating the potstickers Wu Ma bought for breakfast, Zhao Jiu drove A Mei to Peicheng Girls’ School.
A Da and A Di cleaned the house and courtyard. The two hard-working individuals quickly took on the role of servants.
Lin Chen sat on the sofa in the living room, legs crossed, reading the newspaper, completely the image of a mansion owner.
At this time, a high-end Buick car appeared at the gate of the Lin Mansion.
The car stopped. Two burly men in black suits got out of the front seat of the Buick car. One of them quickly opened the back door and greeted a gentleman in a suit.
This gentleman was Zhu Bohou, the eldest grandson of the third generation of the Zhu Family in Shanghai.
“Is this the Lin Mansion?”
Zhu Bohou glanced disdainfully at the large iron gate of the Lin Mansion and snorted disdainfully, “A small household, yet you dare to call yourself a mansion? Ah De, go ring the doorbell!”
“Yes, Eldest Young Master!”
The lead bodyguard responded and quickly stepped forward to press the doorbell.
Ring ring~
After a while, A Da opened the iron gate. Looking at Zhu Bohou and two unfriendly bodyguards, he vigilantly asked, “Who are you looking for?”
The lead bodyguard said arrogantly, “Tell your master that the Eldest Young Master of the Zhu Family on Zhu Bao San Road in the French Concession is here to visit.”
Although the lead bodyguard didn’t explicitly say some things, did the Zhu Family on Zhu Bao San Road in the French Concession need to be explicitly mentioned?
In Shanghai, besides the Yu Family, which businessman, influential figure, or even Qing Gang leader, small leader, or Japanese person, upon hearing “the Zhu Family on Zhu Bao San Road in the French Concession,” wouldn’t immediately come out to greet them?
The arrogant faces of the three people opposite made A Da frown, but he still politely said, “Please wait, I’ll go and report this!”
The lead bodyguard nodded and waved his hand, signaling A Da to quickly report it.
Bang~
A Da closed and locked the iron gate before going inside to report.
“Hey, this servant has no eye for people at all?”
The lead bodyguard was a little dumbfounded. Did this servant not hear of “the Zhu Family on Zhu Bao San Road in the French Concession,” or what? He actually closed and locked the iron gate again. Are you guarding against thieves?
Tsk!
The Eldest Young Master of the Zhu Family on Zhu Bao San Road in the French Concession couldn’t possibly be a thief!
Zhu Bohou was also a little dumbfounded. He didn’t expect that the Zhu Family’s reputation wouldn’t work on the Lin Mansion’s servants?
Humph!
Rustic bumpkins, this Young Master was born into a wealthy family; I won’t bother with you.
…
“Sir, the Eldest Young Master of the Zhu Family on Zhu Bao San Road in the French Concession requests an audience.”
The term “Sir” was a title Lin Chen had the A Siblings change to, more befitting his current identity.
Calling him “Brother Chen” this and “Brother Chen” that, if outsiders heard it too much, it would make them think he was a gang leader.
“The Zhu Family’s Eldest Young Master?”
Lin Chen put down his newspaper and added, “What was this Zhu Eldest Young Master’s attitude like?”
A Da laughed and replied, “The kind of wealthy person’s smug attitude.”
Then he quickly recounted the incident at the gate.
Lin Chen understood and replied, “A Da, go about your business; leave him waiting.”
“Mm.”
A Da nodded and left the living room.
Lin Chen picked up the newspaper again.
The current events reported in the newspaper allowed him to gather useful information.
Moreover, the various notices in the newspaper’s supplement might be contact signals from the undercover organization.
Whether or not he could discover them depended entirely on his observation and analytical skills.
Therefore, Lin Chen also exercised his observation and analytical skills by reading the notices in the newspaper’s supplement.
Besides, Qi Tai occasionally contacted him using this method.
Reading the newspaper daily naturally became a necessary task for Lin Chen.
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