Chapter 16 Princess of the Republic of China (15)
Chapter 16 Princess of the Republic of China (15)
A female voice was heard, and Shi Yue tried hard to identify who it was, but it was too far away and he could only make a rough guess.
"Are you still not awake?" This time it was closer and she could hear it clearly. The voice was so special, it could only be Fujii.
She felt a tearing sensation and the black tape on her face was torn off. She closed her eyes for a while to adjust before she could see clearly.
There was not only Fujii in front of them, there was also a taller man sitting with his back to them.
"Brother," Shi Yue called him softly. The family had lived together day and night for more than 20 years, so how could he not recognize even the back of another person?
"How long? How long have you joined them?" She nodded in Fujii's direction with her chin.
As soon as I saw the man, I understood everything, but I still wanted to hear it from my eldest brother himself.
Bohai stood up and turned to face her with a defiant look on his face. There was no trace of the submissive look he had shown before Master Wanyan in the mansion.
"Little sister, you misunderstood. It's not because of Fujii that I pledged my loyalty to the Manchuria government." He walked a few steps closer, squatted down, and looked her in the eye. "You and I are both of pure Manchurian descent. Why should we obey this ridiculous new equal society?"
"Equality? Who is equal to whom? Are you equal to those former untouchables of the Zhou family, or do you want me to be equal to the coolies and hawkers on the streets?"
"Are they worthy?"
He had obviously been harboring grievances for a long time. The change of dynasties and the sudden changes in the times caused the former royal family to fall from grace. They were trampled under the feet of the upstarts whom they once looked down upon, and could be bullied by everyone.
The seeds of dissatisfaction had already been planted, and the establishment of the puppet government gave these people the opportunity. They were full of confidence and ambition, eager to rebuild the glory and prestige of the cavalry entering the pass.
However, what was overthrown was overthrown, and rebuilding was just self-deception. They gradually realized that it was not that easy. Power was controlled by foreign forces, there was no money and no people, and even the emperor was a puppet, so what could they count for?
Therefore, assassination, infiltration, coercion, inducement... they tried every possible means to destroy everything that existed. Even if they failed, they were crazy about dying together.
Shi Yue nodded. She understood. "So, your imprisonment and my marriage to the Zhou family were also part of your plan. And then you lured me onto your pirate ship, too?"
Bo Hai did not hide anything. He nodded nonchalantly, "Little sister, you are really smart. I brought you in for your own good. Your talent deserves to be reused."
"Brother, do you still consider me your sister? Do you know what kind of life I have been living for the past two years? Why do you think you can decide my life?"
Shi Yue was originally quite calm, but listening to his brainwashed nonsense, she became more and more agitated. If it weren't for him, she would have lived a better life.
"What kind of life is this? You have fine clothes and delicious food, and you can be ordered around. Isn't that pretty good? And you have those idiots from the Zhou family to play with you. How can a Manchurian lady care about those Han people's fallacies about chastity?"
"Little sister," of course he regarded her as his own sister. He had called her brother since she was a child for more than 20 years. How could he remain indifferent? However, for the greater cause, even he could sacrifice himself without hesitation.
"In the past few years, we in Manchuria have not had a good time. They have grown stronger and stronger, leaving us no chance to breathe. Even our business with Japan has been cut off by them. This is not okay. We rely on the Japanese. If we can't please them, how can we survive?"
"Help my brother, this is the last time. When Zhou Yubai comes over later, you can act pitiful and ask him to sign the raw material contract. We won't make it difficult for him. Once he signs, we'll let you go. OK, um, you won't suffer any loss."
It is impossible for Shi Yue to agree. If the contract is signed, he will be a sinner for all eternity. He is exporting the country's raw materials continuously, and others are using weapons made from these raw materials to fight them.
"Brother, he won't come. I'm not that important," she said calmly, trying to extinguish her brother's fantasy. "He is a Chinese first. He won't do this."
Bo Hai smiled, "Little sister, you underestimate yourself. Do you think you can get rid of us just by quitting smoking?"
"What do you mean?" She didn't understand.
"Zhou Yubai exchanged the business from the east for you. He took the initiative to find us, asked for you by name, and asked us not to look for you from now on. Otherwise, do you think you can unilaterally dump us?"
Shi Yue understood. No wonder she hadn't received any mission requests since she quit smoking. It turned out that he knew everything she did in the Zhou family. Wasn't he condoning her stealing those important secrets step by step?
Don’t come, please don’t come, Zhou Yubai.
Shi Yue prayed silently in his heart, hoping that he would find out that he was nothing special and not worth it.
"coming."
Bohai's ears moved, and he said to Fujii who was standing silently beside him, "You'd better shut up the little sister. Girls are outgoing, don't let her say anything she shouldn't say." He thought about it and decided not to let her speak. It would be terrible if she ended up losing more than she gained.
Fujii stepped forward and re-wrapped the black tape. Shi Yue whimpered and complained, but no words came out. He could only worry and did not notice when his eyes were filled with tears.
Zhou Yubai found the place by following the marks they left. When he saw Shi Yue, who was tied to a chair with ropes and had tears on his face, his eyes narrowed. He raised his gun and pointed it at the culprit with surging anger.
"What did you do? Did you hit her?"
Seeing the other party's expression that seemed like he wanted to peel off his skin and pull out his tendons, Bo Hai seemed calm and composed. "I say, Yue'er is my biological sister after all, how can I hit her? As long as you cooperate with us and sign this contract obediently, I will definitely send my little sister back safely."
"But if you dare to play tricks, I can't guarantee my little sister's safety."
As he said this, he revealed the person he was blocking, and Fujii pointed his gun at Shi Yue's head. If Zhou Yubai dared to make any unusual movements, the bullet would pierce her head.
Shi Yue shook his head hard and said, I can’t sign.
Seeing that she was not cooperating, Fujii hit her forehead with the butt of his gun as a warning.
The force was so strong that it broke the skin instantly, and blood oozed out of the purple wound.
"Bang——" No one expected that Zhou Yubai would really dare to shoot. He shot directly at Fujii.
If she hadn't dodged quickly, the bullet would have gone straight into her head instead of grazing her cheek.
"Zhou Yubai!" Bohai also pointed his gun at him.
"I said, don't hurt her."
"Don't scare her."
He kept looking at Shi Yue without even blinking, not caring at all about the two guns pointed at him, "Don't you understand?"
"She is from Japan and doesn't understand what we say. You translate for her. I don't want to see Gege make any mistakes again."
His voice was not very high, but it sounded oppressive for no reason.
"Fujii, did you hear that?"
Bohai had no intention of provoking him and just wanted to sign the contract quickly and be done with it.
"Yes." Fujii's face was still burning with pain. The wound smelled like gunpowder, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
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