Chapter 230: Ancient Books in Hand, Ready to Fight (asking for monthly tickets)
Du Ruo was very casual, but the other bodyguard in front of him pulled out his pistol almost instantly and was about to shoot at Du Ruo. At the same time, the two bodyguards guarding the door also pulled out their pistols at the same time.
But before he could raise his arm completely, someone held it down.
"Tongbiquan, Mr. Jia is really amazing, his Tongbiquan is superb, he can lift heavy objects with ease, please calm down, we are very sincere in inviting you, I hope we don't make things too awkward, put away your gun, Mr. Jia is an honored guest."
The one who held down the bodyguard was Hill Samuel. She was not surprised at all to see Du Ruo take action, and even felt a little relieved.
The most terrifying enemy is the one that is hard to see through. What she is most worried about is the method that Du Ruo will use to deal with her father. The unknown is the most terrifying. As long as there are clues, it seems that it will not be so easy to deal with.
"You're really lucky. Besides hating people calling me a yellow-skinned kid, I also hate people pointing guns at me."
Du Ruo grinned at the bodyguard in front of him, then lowered his head to look through the photos on his phone.
The bodyguard put away his gun with a cold sweat. In the eyes of others, Du Ruo was grinning, but in his eyes, Du Ruo was like a devil who could take your life while chatting and laughing.
"The stuff is fine, but if you want me to go to the castle, the price won't be right."
Du Ruo looked through the directory on his phone and found that it matched some of the information in his mind, but he did not agree immediately. Instead, he spoke greedily.
"No problem. As long as Mr. Jia goes to the castle in person to cure my father, there are still some items kept with these things. If Mr. Jia likes them, he can take them all."
Hill Samuel nodded and agreed immediately without any hesitation. He was not afraid of Du Ruo's greed, but he was afraid that Du Ruo was unwilling to go to the castle. Once they got to the castle, it would be their home ground. By then, even if Du Ruo had all the means, he would not be able to escape the hail of bullets.
These items, even including the skills and pill recipes, have been researched by their family for decades and have actually lost their value. It doesn't matter even if they are given to Du Ruo or destroyed.
"The car is ready, please~"
At this time, Hill Samuel made a gesture of invitation, and the bodyguards behind him also opened up to make a passage.
Du Ruo would naturally not refuse. In fact, this was his purpose. It was too difficult to break in, not to mention that he had to find something, which would be very troublesome. It would be better to let the other party invite him in.
Du Ruo completely ignored the bodyguards who were obviously holding guns on their waists or chests, and walked out calmly.
However, as soon as Du Ruo started to move, Hill Samuel hurriedly walked in front, always keeping a distance of two or three meters from Du Ruo. She was not afraid that Du Ruo would suddenly attack her, but she was afraid of having any physical contact with Du Ruo to avoid being attacked by him without him noticing.
Even when riding in a car, Du Ruo would always be alone in the car, while she would follow behind or lead the way with other vehicles. She was truly extremely cautious.
Du Ruo didn't care about this. He sat in the car and watched the scenery on both sides receding, but he didn't see any pedestrians or vehicles on the road.
It was not until they had walked a few hundred meters that they discovered that the entrance was blocked by a police car. When they saw the convoy coming, they quickly opened the roadblocks to let the convoy pass.
"Tsk~ It really is a beautiful country. Money makes the world go round."
Du Ruo sighed, but no one answered him. The driver in front was like a deaf-mute, concentrating on driving.
The hotel where Du Ruo was staying was not far from the Hill family's castle estate, and the castle could be seen in less than ten minutes.
The vehicle drove into the manor and arrived at the castle gate. As soon as Du Ruo got out of the car, a group of people came over with an instrument and a tray.
"Hello Mr. Jia, please give us your belongings for safekeeping."
A man who looked like a bodyguard came over with a security-check instrument in his hand, pointed at the tray beside him, and spoke politely to Du Ruo.
As he spoke, Du Ruo keenly discovered that gun muzzles were pointed at him from the shooting holes of the nearby castle. Du Ruo's hair immediately stood up and his body sent out warning signals, obviously he instinctively felt the threat.
"it is good."
However, Du Ruo did not dodge. Instead, he smiled and took out his mobile phone from his pocket and put it on the tray. Then he stretched out his hands for the other party to check. However, his toes were firmly gripped on the ground through his shoes. If there was any movement, he would definitely use the person in front of him as a shield and then dodge.
"Didi di di di!!!"
The man did not search Du Ruo, but just scanned the instrument back and forth on Du Ruo's body. When the instrument scanned Du Ruo's pocket, the detector made a beeping sound. The man did not say a word, nor did he reach out to take anything. He just looked at Du Ruo with a smile.
Du Ruo was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and put all the coins in his pocket, as well as his wallet and ID card, into the tray.
"Excuse me, Mr. Jia, I just received a call, please~~"
Only after the man checked Du Ruo and confirmed that he was not carrying any metal on him did Hill Samuel get out of the car behind. He first apologized and then made a gesture of invitation, motioning Du Ruo to enter the castle.
"I'm sorry, I have a disability and can't come out to greet you. I apologize for my inconvenience in welcoming you, my distinguished guest."
Du Ruo walked inside and just passed a fountain and before entering the hall, an old man in a wheelchair was pushed in front of Du Ruo. He didn't speak English, but very standard Mandarin. The old man even stretched out his hand to shake hands with Du Ruo without any concern.
Du Ruo recognized the man at a glance, he was Hill Aida's father, the head of the family in the previous generation, and the one pushing his wheelchair was Hill Moses.
After the old man spoke, Samuel stopped leading the way and went straight into a room at the side of the castle.
"Haha, I'm not a distinguished guest, just a bad guest." The other party took the initiative to shake hands with Du Ruo without any worries. Du Ruo didn't care at all. He walked over and shook hands with the old man, speaking Mandarin as well.
"In fact, Mr. Jia, there is no need to do this. Just let us know and we will present the things to you. I have prepared the Longjing tea before the rain. Mr. Jia, please~"
The old man didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. He didn't mention his son's matter at all. He just invited Du Ruo to enter the lobby.
"I'm afraid the threshold is too high, and I might not even be able to get through the door."
When Du Ruo walked into the hall, he immediately found Hill Aida with instruments inserted into his body. He was lying on a hospital bed on one side of the hall. The "beeping" sound of the instruments could still echo in the huge hall.
In addition to Hill Aida lying on the hospital bed, there were at least twenty bodyguards surrounding him.
"Mr. Jia, do you want to drink tea first or look at the things first?"
The old man was pushed to a tea table, on which there was a pot of hot tea, as well as a metal box and some antiques.
Hill Moses retreated towards Hill Aida calmly, pretending to be concerned about his father, but actually he was hiding behind the bodyguards. However, no one's attention was on him now.
"I think it's better to cure Patriarch Aida for the time being."
Du Ruo smiled, then walked towards Hill Aida under everyone's gaze.
Following Du Ruo's action, everyone looked at the old man, and many bodyguards even reached into their arms, ready to draw their guns.
However, the old man just watched with a smile on his face and did not say a word. All the bodyguards did not dare to take any action and just stared at Du Ruo.
Du Ruo came to Hill Aida's bedside and put his hand on her heart. Du Ruo did not move at all and then withdrew his hand.
As Du Ruo withdrew his arm, Hill Aida on the hospital bed began to breathe heavily as if a suffocated person had resumed breathing. The ferocity on his face disappeared, blood no longer appeared on his skin, his limbs stopped shaking, and soon he even breathed evenly as if he had fallen asleep.
After doing all this, Du Ruo returned to the tea table and sat down.
"Mr. Jia, please have some tea. You can help yourself to these things."
Unexpectedly, the old man began to pour tea, pointing to the iron box on the table and making a gesture of invitation.
"Dong Dong!!"
Du Ruo had no intention of drinking tea. He knocked on the table twice. As the solid wood tea table shook, the iron box on the table popped open, revealing one or two ancient books wrapped in a vacuum bag.
As the iron box opened, Du Ruo reached out to pick up the vacuum bag, tore the bag open, took out the ancient books inside and began to flip through them.
The ancient books are well protected, and even traces of repair can be seen in many places.
As Du Ruo flipped through the pages and examined them, the entire hall fell silent, with only the occasional sound of Du Ruo turning the pages.
"The item is fine, I'll take it."
Du Ruo flipped through the pages very quickly and had memorized everything inside. When he finished flipping through the books, he collected the ancient books, put them back into the iron box, and put them in his arms without any hesitation.
"Mr. Jia, you can do whatever you want with the things on the table. I just hope that after today, all grudges can be written off."
When the old man saw Du Ruo put the things away, he pointed to some antiques on the table, indicating that Du Ruo could take them all. After that, he raised the teacup, looked at Du Ruo, and waited for Du Ruo to make a decision.
"Write it all off? How can all the grudges be written off? I am here today only to treat him on my own behalf. As for your family's past opium trafficking and various robberies in our country, I cannot write them off on your behalf."
Du Ruo sneered and leaned back, ignoring the antiques on the table, let alone touching the cup of tea.
"What else does Mr. Jia need? We can discuss everything."
The old man's smile faded and he looked at Du Ruo. He no longer held the teacup in his hand and put it down.
"I heard that you have researched some things through the elixir recipes of the Virgin Sect. I need all the information."
Du Ruo also stopped smiling and stared at the old man.
"So, Mr. Jia is going to completely offend our Hill family."
After the old man finished speaking, he placed the teacup in his hand heavily on the tea table, and the tea table collided with the desktop, making a "pop" sound.
As the old man finished speaking, the bodyguards in the room took out their pistols and then protected Hill Aida and Hill Moses on the hospital beds behind them. Not only that, many bodyguards stood outside the door with rifles in their hands. Although all the guns were not aimed at Du Ruo, they were all on high alert.
But what surprised Du Ruo was that the old man opposite him had no intention of leaving or hiding. He just sat there quietly, waiting for Du Ruo's answer.
(End of this chapter)
