How could I possibly be confined in a cage?

Before the two could react, gunshots rang out outside.

"what…"

The screams of the guests were deafening, and in an instant, the lively dance party turned into complete chaos.

Several Zheng family servants hesitated for a moment, then left Qingru and the other person behind and hurriedly ran towards the front hall.

With only one servant left in front of them, Qingru and her companion's courage surged instantly.

"excuse me."

Qingru grabbed a wooden stick and charged ahead towards the servant.

Having just cooperated, Song Fu immediately surrounded them.

Unexpectedly, this servant was also skilled in martial arts, especially in footwork, and for a moment the two of them could hardly catch him.

Fortunately, one fist can't fight four hands, and this servant had no other help. Finally, after Song Fu entangled him, Qingru knocked him unconscious with a stick.

"Miss, what should we do now?"

It was obvious that something had happened to the Zheng family, and Qingru didn't want to get involved.

"Let's go. Oh, and don't drive. Otherwise, we'll make too much noise and might alert the criminals."

In the darkness, Qingru had no idea what had happened in the front hall, but given how wealthy the Zheng family was, it was possible that they had attracted the attention of bandits.

Without the interference of the Malinois, Qingru and the other person climbed over the wall without any problems.

Outside was indeed the Mi River, its waters flowing quietly, undisturbed by external joys and sorrows, seemingly in a different world from the Zheng family's hail of bullets.

Qingru couldn't bear to leave her father, Lü, who was still with the Zheng family. After thinking it over, she decided to go to the Zheng family's place.

Song Fu pulled her along, "Miss, are you sure you want to go?"

Qingru nodded. "You can go now. You're not a servant in our household, so you don't need to take any risks. Thank you, and I'm sorry to have dragged you into this."

Song Fuji gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go with you."

Qingru looked up in surprise, then stopped worrying about it, and the two quickly blended into the crowd that was rushing out without any direction.

Lu Peijun was wearing a moon-white robe today, so she should be easy to spot in the crowd.

...

The moment the gun went off, Lü Peijun realized something was wrong.

How could it be such a coincidence?

Moreover, just as one of Zheng's maids said that Qingru had twisted her ankle and was resting at the door, another maid came and said that Qingru had been invited to stay overnight by Miss Zheng, as if it were a child's game.

But Qingru is definitely not that kind of person.

Lu Peijun knows her daughter's personality clearly; she would never do anything outrageous without thinking.

However, the information reported on the two occasions was different, and Lü Peijun was worried that something had happened to Qingru.

This was his first time visiting the Zheng family, and he was unfamiliar with their situation, such as where the backyard was or which room Miss Zheng was in.

Thinking about these things, Lü Peijun avoided the chaotic crowd as she walked.

The Zheng family servants were on high alert, guessing that perhaps some force had slipped in.

While searching for Qingru, he also observed the surrounding situation.

After the gunshot, dozens of well-trained men in black scaled the wall and entered the Zheng family's house. Their target was neither the guests present nor Zheng the comprador, but rather to search the family's storeroom.

For money?

Besides this, the only other thing Lu Peijun could think of was... a gun!

What is their purpose in coming here, or both?

The men in black didn't come into the hall; instead, the guests rushed out in fright, fearing being hit by stray bullets, causing chaos for a moment.

Some people weren't even hit by bullets, but were knocked down by the crowd, leaving wounds on their bodies.

Lu Peijun carefully avoided the crowd and ran upstairs. He had just seen that some of the men in black went to the backyard and others ran upstairs.

The Zheng family courtyard has three floors, covering an area of ​​nearly 1,000 square meters, with hundreds of rooms and passageways. It's unclear whether they can find it.

What if these thugs make a move on Miss Zheng and Qingru...?

Lu Peijun couldn't imagine that he had already missed out once, and he couldn't bear to see another daughter suffer.

Without being stopped, Lü Peijun quickly went up to the second floor. There was a long corridor, and the luxurious Persian carpets on the floor were stained with mud, with footprints scattered all over the corners.

Lu Peijun had no weapon in his hand, only a table leg that he had just removed.

I leaned against the wall and peered out. The footsteps over there were quiet, and there was no one in sight along the ten-meter-long corridor.

Lu Peijun frowned, his expression grave, somewhat regretting not bringing Lao Hei along.

They carefully pushed open the door to the first room.

There was no one inside, only some miscellaneous items piled up, which seemed to be a room for servants to clean.

Further inside, several rooms were opened in succession, some were guest rooms, and others were warehouses storing wine, cloth, clothing, and other items.

The man in black was probably not after money, because Lu Peijun saw that no one was picking up the jewelry and valuable clothes scattered all over the ground; instead, it seemed like they were looking for something.

Is it a weapon?

Lu Peijun's heart pounded, and she felt as if she had vaguely touched upon something.

With the current intense factional strife, Zheng's comprador agents have been hauling a significant amount of weapons and ammunition from Germany for the government. So, has it been them?

Lu Peijun was worried, so he continued searching room by room until he finally found a woman in a glass villa on the second floor.

Is this Miss Zheng?

Lu Peijun wasn't sure; the woman was twisting her body and curled up on the bed, seemingly extremely uneasy.

Several old women were lying on the ground. Lü Peijun checked their breathing and found they were still alive. It seemed the men in black did not intend to kill them.

The woman on the bed was squirming restlessly. Lü Peijun glanced at her a few times and then left.

If Qingru isn't here, then that woman is most likely Miss Zheng.

When Lu Peijun thought of what the Zheng family maid said about Qingru being kept overnight by Miss Zheng, she felt a surge of excitement. What was Miss Zheng up to?

Lu Peijun then quietly sneaked up to the third floor, where the situation was much more intense.

The gunshots faded into the distance, but the corpses lying on the ground reminded Lü Peijun of how horrific the situation was; every shot had hit vital points, and the bodies were clearly lifeless.

Lu Peijun squatted down and examined them one by one. There were seven or eight corpses here, including men in black and members of the Zheng family. They had all died here.

The blood on the ground was still wet, thick and sticky.

Lü Peijun walked along the wall and found that the third floor was similar in layout to the second floor, but it mainly consisted of guest rooms, tea rooms, etc., and did not look like a warehouse.

As Lü Peijun walked further in, the large terrace on the third floor suddenly appeared before her eyes.

A garden was actually built on the large terrace, and in this early spring season, flowers are blooming everywhere, filling the air with fragrance.

Now is not the time to appreciate it.

There's a sound ahead!

Lu Peijun carefully crouched down, took off her blood-stained shoes, and quietly hid in the nearest flower bed.

Zheng's comprador was right here, and Zheng's servants, well-trained, set up guns and fired towards the men in black.

As for accidentally injuring the guests? That was done by the men in black.

Comprador Zheng was furious. "Have you notified the commander-in-chief yet?"

"The notification has been given; reinforcements will arrive shortly."

"Damn it, they'll be here soon, they'll be here soon, how much longer? Where's Miss? Is someone protecting her?"

"Yes, the housekeeper and maid are with the young lady. They were given guns when they came up. Our men have already surrounded the second and third floors."

what? !

Lu Peijun was startled. When he came up, he didn't see any Zheng family members surrounding the second and third floors. Were they hiding in the shadows and he didn't notice them? Or were they all killed by the men in black?

While I was pondering this, the man in black descended from the sky.

"Bang bang bang..."

The man in black, bound by ropes, fell from the roof and shot the guards with every shot.

Instead of striking the vital points, the attacker aimed at the wrist, clearly intending to render the defender incapable of retaliating.

Having realized this, Zheng, the comprador, stopped hiding and stepped forward, asking, "Who are you? And what brings you here?"