The Martial Lord of the Troubled World

Chapter 96 Hungry

This group of so-called "revolutionaries" didn't plot anything earth-shattering; they mainly talked about how to receive and entertain "Mr. Mingyi" after he arrived in Shanghai.

"We can inquire about this Mr. Mingyi later and find out who he really is."

Fu Juemin withdrew his attention and stood by the fence, gazing at the distant scenery.

The Haiyan ship would arrive in Shenghai that afternoon. Even before reaching Shenghai, he could already sense the chaotic and turbulent atmosphere ahead.

After basking in the sun for a while, Fu Juemin was about to return to his room when a commotion broke out on the deck.

Suddenly, a group of tall guards in dark blue double-breasted uniforms rushed out of the cabin and blocked everyone on the deck from going back. The leader was a tall, bearded foreigner with deep-set eyes and a high nose, and next to him was a dark-skinned man in a sailor's uniform.

"what happened?"

Fu Juemin's eyes flickered slightly. He was about to ask Cao Tian to inquire about the situation when he saw the bearded foreigner leading the group walking straight toward them with two guards.

"Shh-"

Before Fu Juemin could speak, Cao Tian stepped in front of him, one hand on his waist, staring coldly at him.

Perhaps Cao Tian's wary posture provoked the other side, because the bearded foreigner leading the group immediately shouted a stern rebuke, and the two guards behind him also raised their guns and aimed them in this direction, issuing warnings.

"Romanians?"

Fu Juemin recognized the bird language spoken by the group.

"Don't do it!"

The sailor-suited man next to the bearded foreigner quickly ran up and blocked Cao Tian's path. He realized that Fu Juemin was in charge, and immediately said, "My name is Chen Yanzong, the first mate of the Haiyan. May I ask your name, sir?"

Fu Juemin casually announced his name, and the man who called himself Chen Yanzong clasped his hands and said, "So you are Young Master Fu."

He took two steps closer and explained with a wry smile, "I didn't mean anything by it. It's just that Miss Drovna, the daughter of the Ronia ambassador, has just lost a precious heirloom necklace and suspects that it was picked up by someone on the deck, so we need to search the entire top deck."

No one is allowed to leave the deck until the necklace is found.

"So what do they mean now?"

Fu Juemin glanced at the foreigners behind Chen Yanzong and calmly asked, "Are you planning to search us?"

"Yes."

Chen Yanzong nodded with a helpless expression.

"With so many people on deck, why do you have to start the search from here?"

At this moment, Cao Tian spoke coldly, "Neither I nor our young master have ever seen any necklace."

"The two of you who know"

A flicker of resentment crossed Chen Yanzong's eyes, but his tone grew increasingly helpless. "The rest are all foreigners... not to mention the two of you, even the deputy director of the Shenghai Water Resources Bureau next door had to be searched."

Cao Tian frowned, about to speak, when Fu Juemin suddenly spoke up: "What kind of necklace did that ambassador's daughter lose? What does it look like? Could First Vice-Captain Chen describe it in detail?"

Chen Yanzong was taken aback, but quickly said, "It looks like a...agate necklace, the style is rather old."

Fu Juemin listened quietly to him finish speaking, and then calmly said, "Then there's no need to look anymore. Just tell him for me."

Fu Juemin said a few words in a low voice. Chen Yanzong looked at him strangely, half believing and half doubting. After hesitating for a while, he walked back to the foreigner and quickly relayed what he had said to him in Romanian.

Soon, two guards from the foreigners' side ran quickly towards the cabin.

About five minutes later, the "lockdown" on the deck was lifted.

"Just as Young Master Fu said, that scoundrel lost money gambling on the ship and became so audacious that he actually tried to take advantage of the guests."

And of all people to choose, they had to pick an ambassador!
"We really owe a lot to Young Master Fu this time."

Chen Yanzong personally came to escort Fu Juemin back to his room, his words filled with gratitude.

After all, the guests who could get to the top floor of the Haiyan were either rich or powerful. They might cooperate with the body search because of the foreigners' power, but after the incident, they would inevitably take their anger out on the Haiyan and him, the first mate.

The fact that this matter was resolved so smoothly is largely thanks to Fu Juemin's immense help.

After expressing his gratitude to Fu Juemin profusely, Chen Yanzong finally couldn't help but ask cautiously as he escorted Fu Juemin to his door: "I have one more small question I'd like to ask Young Master Fu. Did you personally witness that boy stealing the necklace?"

"of course not."

Fu Juemin casually tossed out a sentence, then slammed the door shut, leaving Chen Yanzong standing outside, stunned.

"You calculated it by counting on your fingers?!" The so-called incident of the ambassador's daughter losing her necklace was just a minor episode for Fu Juemin.

Of course, he was also lucky. With a little listening using [Hidden Listening], he discovered that the necklace had been stolen by a dishonest waiter.

Around 1 p.m., accompanied by a long, muffled blast of the ship's horn, the Haiyan finally arrived at Shenghai.

Standing on the deck and gazing out at the Shiliupu Wharf, one sees masts standing tall on the river, as dense as reeds, with barges and sampans of all sizes shuttling back and forth like a woven tapestry. The entire wharf is like a giant boiling cauldron, bustling with noise and deafening clamor.

Compared to the Luanhe Wharf, the wharf in front of us is not only much larger, but also filled with countless ants-like crowds of people, including not only laborers, but also all sorts of visitors from all over the world.

Shanghai, the magical city of the East, a city of miracles.
With mixed feelings, the Fu family and their group slowly disembarked with the flow of people.

Xu Xinyi clung tightly to Fu Juemin's arm, looking quite excited and full of curiosity about everything in front of her, probably because she had been cooped up on the ship for too long.

"Young Master Fu, please wait!"

As Fu Juemin walked onto the gangway, First Mate Chen Yanzong caught up with him again and blocked his way.

He respectfully handed Fu Juemin a small, exquisitely designed box. "Miss Drovna, the ambassador's daughter, specifically asked me to deliver this because she heard that it was Mr. Fu who found the necklace for her."

Fu Juemin blinked, casually opened the box, and found only a white card inside. On the card, an address and a phone number were written in elegant Romanian handwriting.

Was this an unexpected favor I received?

Fu Juemin smiled and put away the box. "Please tell Miss Drovna that it was just a small favor."

"You'll probably have to find an opportunity to say this to her yourself."

Chen Yanzong pointed in a direction, and Fu Juemin looked in that direction and saw a group of Ronia guards escorting several people down from the other side of the deck.

With the guards blocking his view, Fu Juemin couldn't see the person in the middle clearly, only catching a glimpse of a pair of brilliant platinum blonde hairs.

"Young Master Fu, please remember to look for me next time you travel on the Haiyan. There's another matter I'd like to ask you to do some divination for me."

Chen Yanzong hesitated, then lowered his voice and whispered a few words to Fu Juemin, somewhat embarrassed.

Fu Juemin chuckled upon hearing this, patted Chen Yanzong on the shoulder, and shook his head, saying, "Chief Vice-Captain Chen shouldn't be asking me about this. Hiring a private investigator to follow your wife would be far more reliable than my calculations."

Chen Yanzong blushed and said nothing more. He loudly ordered people to arrange a faster disembarkation channel for Fu Juemin and his party.

Just then, a commotion arose below. A large group of armed police officers in black uniforms rushed onto the ship against the flow of people, shouting that they were there to arrest some "revolutionary rebels".

On the second deck of the Haiyan, several young men carrying luggage who were about to disembark immediately changed their expressions upon seeing this situation and ran back without saying a word.

The originally orderly disembarkation process was thrown into chaos by the two groups rushing up and down the ship.

As the first mate, Chen Yanzong hurriedly apologized to Fu Juemin and then rushed up to maintain order.

After the group finally disembarked, the few who had been surrounded by the police had been driven to desperation and jumped into the sea. They were the same group of "revolutionaries" that Fu Juemin had noticed on the ship earlier.

I wonder if they'll be able to reveal the "Mr. Mingyi" they're talking about after they're arrested.

Fu Juemin was enjoying the sight when suddenly a figure quickly squeezed past them.

In an instant, Fu Juemin's body trembled almost imperceptibly!
In the depths of his mind, two phantom figures, a snake and a rat, seemed to open their cold eyes simultaneously.
"Hey! Can't you see clearly?!"

Xu Xinyi staggered from being jostled, rubbing her aching arm and complaining angrily.

A tall, thin man in a black trench coat carrying a suitcase heard the sound, stopped quietly, turned around, and revealed a pale, handsome face.

"Excuse me."

The man adjusted his flat-brimmed hat and gave Xu Xinyi an apologetic smile.

Xu Xinyi snorted softly, turned her head away, and was about to speak to Fu Juemin when she noticed that Fu Juemin's face was filled with a strange expression that she couldn't understand.

"Lingjun, what's wrong?"

"fine."

As Fu Juemin watched the departing man's back, an indescribable light flickered deep within his eyes.

His Adam's apple bobbed, and he slowly uttered, "It just suddenly occurred to me."
I'm a little hungry.

After saying that, he beckoned Cao Tian over and whispered a few instructions to him.

After hearing this, Cao Tian expressionlessly chased after the man in the direction he had left.

(End of this chapter)