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At eight in the evening, the exhausted Lu Dongliang returned to the residence. He slumped into the study and waited… and waited… and waited some more.
More than half an hour later, Qiu Zhiheng finally came in and reported, "Master, our men have seized more than twenty people and tossed the whole lot straight into the dungeon."
He continued, "Six of them were transporting gramophones on the road. The rest were rickshaw drivers. They said they transported gramophones for people last night and today."
Lu Dongliang nodded. "Start by questioning them. And if you sniff out even the tiniest clue, come tell me straight away."
Lu Dongliang could feel it. Li Banfeng and the Arcane Crimson Lotus were close. It was as if, by stretching out his hand just a little farther, he might brush his fingers against them both.
Qiu Zhiheng hurried off toward the dungeon.
Lu Dongliang, who had spent the entire day wrangling business with the great families, was bone-tired. He had only just decided to rest when a steward rushed in and announced, "Master, the eldest daughter of the He Family has arrived."
"Who?" Lu Dongliang asked impatiently.
The steward replied, "He Haiqin's elder sister, He Yuxiu."
Lu Dongliang grabbed his yellow wool coat, gave it a brisk shake, and flung it over his shoulders with clear irritation. "That shrew. What is she doing here at this hour?"
He was thoroughly displeased, of course, but he didn't let a trace of it show. After clawing his way up for so many years, the more crucial the moment, the steadier Lu Dongliang became.
He Yuxiu had a terrible temper and a high level of cultivation. No matter what she wanted to do, Lu Dongliang knew he had to keep her calm.
When he reached the main hall, he found He Yuxiu waiting by the stairs with two attendants in tow. Lu Dongliang instantly plastered on his brightest smile. "Big Sis...
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