Chapter 149 — The Unwanted Result
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He was the mastermind behind the plot to abduct Gu Mengyao last time. His partner Jin Gubang had torn him off a strip over it, and he was still stewing in his gloom. If the boss had not prized Jin Gubang more highly than him, he would never have swallowed his anger so meekly!
Those thugs had plainly been sent by men under the boss, and when the operation failed, Jin Gubang actually dumped the whole blame on his head. Zhang Yuzhou was furious!
For all that he bore an imposing name, and worked for a company with an even more imposing name, Zhang Yuzhou knew very well that he was nothing but a puppet of the boss... not even a puppet of the big boss himself, but merely the puppet of his mouthpiece, Brother Cihua...
Some matters he simply could not decide on his own, and all he could do was put in a call to his handler, Brother Cihua.
"Brother Cihua, this is Little Yuzhou speaking," Zhang Yuzhou said deferentially.
"Mm. What is it?" Li Cihua had not been in the best of moods these past few days either. Baldy had been out of reach all along, and just now word had come in that the police had found Baldy's corpse... That did lighten Li Cihua's heart a little. Baldy was dead; however he had died, it had nothing to do with him anymore.
Baldy's underlings knew of his existence, but not one of them had ever met him face to face. Even if they fell into the police's hands, a few words out of their mouths would never be enough for the police to touch him!
As a matter of fact, even if Baldy had named him, Li Cihua was not afraid. With his own resources, and those of the person behind him, he was not someone ordinary folk could shake.
What vexed Li Cihua was that this business had been botched, and it would be awkward to explain to the person behind him. He had underestimated his opponent badly this time, sending out only Baldy and a few petty thugs like that...
"Brother Cihua, that bastard Jin Gubang pinned the entire mess on me. He said the men I picked were no good. That is a slight on you, saying the men you picked are no good!" Zhang Yuzhou laid it on thick. The affair had never been his fault to begin with, and he felt mightily wronged.
"I know!" Li Cihua frowned. He had not expected Zhang Yuzhou to call him over such trifles. "Jin Gubang is not the boss's man, he is only a business partner. If he wants to grumble, let him grumble. You and I are our own people. I know your situation. Whatever grievance you swallow, I'll remember it."
"Yes, Brother Cihua. Hearing you say that, I feel much better..." Zhang Yuzhou was only airing his grievances, hoping to earn a little more regard from those above him.
"By the way, is that matter cleared up yet? Just what is the background of that close guard of Gu Mengyao's?" Li Cihua asked.
"Jin Gubang has already looked into it. On the surface, he is a migrant laborer Gu Pengzhan hired from somewhere or other, and got him placed in the same school as Gu Mengyao to protect her at close quarters," Zhang Yuzhou said. "As for which security company he belongs to, that is still unclear for the moment. Jin Gubang could not find out either," Zhang Yuzhou said.
"Then keep at it..." Li Cihua said. "The boss is taking this matter very much to heart. He has already sent over a first-rate man at the peak of the Yellow Rank. Last time I underestimated the enemy. But this time, hm." "The peak of the Yellow Rank..." Zhang Yuzhou was startled. He had heard something of the boss's ranking of strength levels. A man at the peak of the Yellow Rank was in no way inferior to a special forces soldier, and they were sending someone like that after a mere bodyguard...
"Keep your mouth shut tight. Don't go blabbing this around," Li Cihua warned.
"Don't worry, Brother Cihua, I won't blab!" Zhang Yuzhou hurried to assure him.
While no one was watching, Wei Zhao quickly climbed into Uncle Qing's Bentley.