Lu Mansion.
After the officers and soldiers left, Lu Zhendong came to the cellar entrance, opened it, and let Zhang Tianhe come up from inside.
The feeling in the cellar was really unpleasant. Not only was it dark and damp inside, but Zhang Tianhe's whole body was soaked with oil from the grain and oil. It was indescribable how uncomfortable it was.
"My benefactor, thank you so much. I will definitely repay you for your great kindness in the future!" Zhang Tianhe said.
"Captain Zhang, you are a great hero, you are welcome," Lu Zhendong said, fetching water from the basin and letting Zhang Tianhe wash himself.
"My benefactor, in order not to injure you and your mother, I will leave now." Zhang Tianhe said.
"Okay, then go slowly." Lu Zhendong didn't hold back.
Just as Zhang Tianhe turned around to leave, there was another banging sound outside the door.
"Open the door! Open the door quickly!" the officers and soldiers shouted outside the door again.
When Lu Zhendong heard this, he felt strange, why did he just leave and then come back?
"What should we do now?" Zhang Tianhe's heart tightened again.
"Captain Zhang, I'll try to offend you again and hide in the cellar for a while." Lu Zhendong said.
"Okay." Zhang Tianhe thought that this was all he had to do. He had just come out of it, and now he had to go down again.
After Zhang Tianhe got into the cellar, Lu Zhendong came over and opened the door again, and saw that it was still the same people as before.
"Master Lu, I'm so sorry, we are back again." Zhou Kuan said.
"Captain Zhou, what do you mean?" This time, Lu Zhendong did not smile, but his face was as dark as water.
"Master Lu, some of my men clearly saw the assassin jumping into your yard just now, and they are sure that he did not come out. Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of you and your family, we want to search again." Zhou Kuan said .
"Battle Commander Zhou, I really agree with what I said. A good person will be bullied, and a good person will be ridiculed. You have already searched several times just now. I asked you again and again if the search was done. You said the search was done. It's over, and now I'm going to search again, do you think I, Mr. Lu, am easy to bully?" Lu Zhendong asked.
"Master Lu, please don't be angry. We have an order to disobey. It's a routine matter. Please cooperate with us again," Zhou Kuan said.
"Well, for your sake, we agreed in advance, what will happen if we can't search again this time?" Lu Zhendong asked.
"Master Lu, don't worry. If the search fails again this time, we will leave immediately and we will never bother you again." Zhou Kuan said.
"You must mean what you say this time." Lu Zhendong said.
"That's natural."
"Okay then, let's start the search. You have to search carefully this time." Lu Zhendong said.
This time, Zhou Kuan personally led more than 20 officers and soldiers to conduct a search.
After searching three times in a row, nothing was found.
Zhou Kuan couldn't help but murmur in his heart. Someone clearly saw him jumping in and was sure he didn't go out. How could it be possible? Did he get into the cracks in the ground?
He didn't give up, kept looking around, and finally found the entrance to the cellar.
When Lu Zhendong saw it, he couldn't help feeling nervous.
"Master Lu, what is this for? Can you open it and take a look?" Zhou Kuan asked.
"This is an abandoned cellar. It contains grain and oil. Of course it can be opened." At this time, Lu Zhendong had no choice but to say so.
So, an officer and soldier came over and opened the lid on the cellar entrance.
It was pitch black inside and nothing could be seen.
At this time, another officer and soldier handed Zhou Kuan a flashlight.
Zhou Kuan turned on the flashlight and looked inside. He saw a pile of discarded grain and oil inside, and nothing else.
He was still worried. He leaned down and put his head under the cellar entrance. Then he looked back and forth inside with a flashlight for three minutes. After making sure that there was nothing inside, he raised his head and said, "Yes, here it is." It’s really just a little bit of food and oil.”
"Battle Commander Zhou, have you looked carefully?" Lu Zhendong took a look and found that Zhang Tianhe was not inside, and his heart dropped.
"Look carefully, it's not there," Zhou Kuan said.
"Do we need to search other places?" Lu Zhendong asked.
"Master Lu, no need, I'm really sorry, let's take our leave now!" Zhou Kuan said.
"So are you clear about this search? You won't wait for a while and come back to search again, right?" Lu Zhendong asked.
"Master Lu, what are you talking about? I will stop the team immediately." Zhou Kuan said with a blush, then waved his hand and left with his men.
"Go slowly!" Lu Zhendong said, closing the door and bolting it.
He came to the cellar and opened the cellar door. Speaking of which, he also felt strange, where was this piece of Tianhe hidden? Why did Zhou Kuan look inside for so long and not find him?
"Captain Zhang, come out quickly. The officers and soldiers have left." Lu Zhendong lay at the entrance of the cellar and shouted into it.
Only then did Zhang Tianhe reveal his head from under the grain and oil.
"Captain Zhang, are you okay?" Lu Zhendong was shocked when he saw a greasy head slowly emerging from the water.
"I'm fine." Zhang Tianhe breathed a long sigh of relief, almost not suffocating him to death this time.
"Captain Zhang, I didn't expect that you are so good at water and can hold Qigong!" Lu Zhendong praised repeatedly.
"Master Lu, how do I know how to hold my breath? I fell from the cliff into the water some time ago, and I happened to meet a swimming champion who rescued me. Then, she taught me how to hold my breath in the water. I am also trying to survive. You need it, I don’t know how to deal with it, I’m just a landlubber.” Zhang Tianhe’s whole body was covered with oil, and he looked completely lost.
Lu Zhendong hurriedly fetched water, asked him to wash, and brought him a set of his own clothes for him to change into.
After finishing cleaning up, Zhang Tianhe said, "My lord, I'm so grateful for the trouble. I have to go."
"Captain Zhang, the security outside is tight now. People are arresting you everywhere. All the city gates are closed. How can you get out of the city?" Lu Zhendong said.
"What should we do?" Zhang Tianhe became worried again when he heard this.
"If you want to go out of town, I have an idea. What do you think?" Lu Zhendong asked.
"This is a good idea, but I can't bear to cause trouble to you." Zhang Tianhe said.
"Captain Zhang, why did you say that? As long as I can send you out of the city, everything I do is worth it." Lu Zhendong said.
"Then I, Zhang, owe your family such a huge debt of gratitude. How will I repay you in the future?" Zhang Tianhe asked.
"We hit it off right away, why are you talking about this?" Lu Zhendong said.
"Well then, please allow me to meet your mother. If the old man doesn't dislike her, I will accept her as my godmother." Zhang Tianhe said.
"That's great." Lu Zhendong said.
Then, Zhang Tianhe was taken to his mother's room and introduced.
"I know that your security team specializes in fighting against the Mongolian bandits and Japanese devils and protecting the local people. You are good people." Lu Zhendong's mother said.
"So, are you willing to recognize me as your godson?" Zhang Tianhe said.
"Yes, of course I do. It's my blessing to have a godson like you in my previous life."
"My godmother, please accept my obeisance." Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianhe quickly lay on the ground and kowtowed.
