Chapter 312 — Yaoyao Tells On Him

Wei Zhao did not finish the sentence, but it was plain that Xie Guangbo understood what he meant.

"Rest assured, so long as my son is safe, I will go along with whatever you say!" Xie Guangbo had thought it through. If Wei Zhao truly brought his son back, nothing could be better. He had neither shares nor money in his hands now, but that would force his son to taste the hard life of an ordinary man; with no money for drugs and gambling, perhaps the boy would set himself on the right path!

"I hope you mean what you say." Wei Zhao gave Xie Guangbo a long, searching look, and seeing that his eyes were clear, he went on, "I will grant your wish as well. Give me your son's information and send it to my phone mailbox. My number is 152XXXX1234..."

"I will send it to you in a moment! May I ask... how is A-Huang..." Xie Guangbo ventured cautiously.

"He will not die. A tough hand like him, early Yellow Rank, need only lie at home half a month to recover." Wei Zhao waved a hand carelessly.

Xie Guangbo's heart jolted. Wei Zhao could size up A-Huang's strength that easily? Then what was his own strength? Still, the stronger Wei Zhao was, the happier Xie Guangbo felt, for only then would Wei Zhao have any hope of bringing his son back from the gang's clutches.

This time Wei Zhao did not leap out the window. He strode out through the front door, got into the Beetle, and vanished from Xie Guangbo's sight.

A Beetle? Xie Guangbo blinked, glanced at the licence plate, and it came to him that the car belonged to Shen Yushu, that good friend of Gu Mengyao's...

So he really was one of Gu Mengyao's people? And yet Xie Guangbo could not bring himself to believe that a fighter of such skill would be Gu Mengyao's close guard; was that even possible? Even Uncle Qing at Gu Pengzhan's side did not have skill to match him, surely?

Xie Guangbo shook his head and gave up guessing at Wei Zhao's identity. There was no point in guessing any longer; he need only do as Wei Zhao had told him.

He telephoned Mama Wang, the nanny in the servants' quarters, and had her come up to take A-Huang back to his room. Since Wei Zhao said A-Huang was fine, then fine he must be.

Entering the room, he found A-Huang already awake. He struggled to open his eyes and glanced at Xie Guangbo. "Mr. Xie, I am sorry... I failed to protect you..."

"Say no more! The man is very strong! Are you all right? Do you need a hospital?" Xie Guangbo waved a hand. Since he himself was no match for the man, he could hardly blame A-Huang. A-Huang had done his utmost.

"No need. I will be fine after some rest..." A-Huang shook his head. "At the very least, he is late Yellow Rank... Mr. Xie, you are not hurt?"

"No..." Xie Guangbo smiled bitterly. Late Yellow Rank: that was two grades above A-Huang. Against a fighter of that caliber, A-Huang would naturally be no match...

Wei Zhao drove back to the villa district, only to find that Gu Pengzhan's car had not left. Gu Pengzhan himself was no longer inside, though; only Uncle Qing sat quietly in the driver's seat.

"Where is Uncle Gu?" Wei Zhao asked once he had parked the car.

"Inside the villa. Mr. Gu said that the moment you returned, you were to go straight in and see him." Uncle Qing nodded to Wei Zhao.

Inside the villa, Wei Zhao found Gu Pengzhan sitting on the sofa, saying something to Gu Mengyao, while Shen Yushu sat to one side watching television.

Seeing Wei Zhao come back so late, Gu Mengyao's mood turned sour at once. "Daddy, look at Wei Zhao. He is always coming home this late. You are the one paying him, a twenty-four-hour attendant. How can he have so little work discipline?"

As she spoke, Gu Mengyao threw Wei Zhao a smug look, thinking: Let us see whether you dare go out philandering again. This time Daddy is here too, and you have been caught red-handed. Let us see how you talk your way out of this one!

But to Gu Mengyao's surprise, before Wei Zhao could say a word in his own defense, Gu Pengzhan said sternly, "Yaoyao, Xiaoyi went out to run an errand for me. Do not talk nonsense! Besides, Wei Zhao looks after your studies and your daily life by day, and by night he only keeps you company out of duty. What work discipline? Is he not allowed to have affairs of his own?"

"Daddy..." Gu Mengyao had not expected that instead of Wei Zhao getting a scolding, it was she who was scolded. Her face fell at once, and she shot Wei Zhao an indignant glare. This fellow... was actually shielded like this by Daddy?

If she had not known that she was her mother's only child, and that Daddy was not the sort of man to be fickle, she would truly have believed Wei Zhao was his illegitimate son!

"All right, Xiaoyi, come with me... Mm, to your room, then." Gu Pengzhan paid his daughter no further attention. The company's affairs had already left him frantic; to keep his daughter from worrying, he had just now forced a smile and chatted with her about her studies and her life... Now that Wei Zhao was back, Gu Pengzhan was eager to learn the outcome.

"Yes, Uncle Gu." Wei Zhao nodded and went into his room together with Gu Pengzhan.

The instant the door closed, Gu Pengzhan could scarcely wait. "How did it go? What did Xie Guangbo say?"

"For the next few days he will not be mixed up with Jin Gubang again. But I will have to make a trip abroad before the matter can be settled for good." Wei Zhao said.

"Abroad? What for?" Hearing that Xie Guangbo would no longer back Jin Gubang, Gu Pengzhan was instantly elated. So long as Xie Guangbo kept his hands out of it, Jin Gubang could never stir up any real storm on his own.

"Xie Guangbo's son owes a loan shark in a foreign country a hundred million US dollars." Wei Zhao explained briefly. "The reason Xie Guangbo backs Jin Gubang for the new chairman is that Jin Gubang promised him that once he takes office, he will be allowed to divert company funds to pay off his son's debt!"

"So that is the reason!" Gu Pengzhan said in sudden understanding. "Then your trip abroad..."

"To bring his son back, as the price of the bargain." Wei Zhao said casually. "But do not worry, Uncle Gu. It is only a dozen hours of travel; going and returning, two days will be quite enough."

"Two days, and you can bring the man back?" Gu Pengzhan was startled. But then, recalling Wei Zhao's speed and his extraordinary skill, he nodded. "Then I will trouble you. Be careful..."

"But while I am away these few days, I must ask Uncle Qing to be all the more vigilant. I fear that if Xie Guangbo suddenly turns on us, Jin Gubang will be driven to desperation, and there is no telling what extremes the man might resort to." Wei Zhao said. "Were it not for the trouble it would bring you, I would simply make him disappear."

"That is no problem! During the two days you are gone, I will have Li Fu stay with Yaoyao." Gu Pengzhan nodded. "But you must be careful of your own safety. If the thing cannot be done, do not force your way to the front. At worst the company goes to Jin Gubang, and I start over from the beginning!"

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