Chapter 1199 — Xiao Ben's Deduction
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"What is it, Uncle Chu?" Wei Zhao was slightly startled by Gu Pengzhan's cry. "Has something happened to Yaoyao and the others?"
"Yaoyao?" Gu Pengzhan managed to calm himself. He had panicked because he was worried, but now that he thought about it carefully, if something had truly happened to Wei Zhao, how could he still be asking about Gu Mengyao? From his tone, he did not sound injured at all. Gu Pengzhan quickly asked, "Xiao Yi, what are you doing at the hospital?"
"Oh, a friend's mother was injured, so I came to take a look at her." Wei Zhao answered, "Uncle Chu, what exactly happened?"
"Nothing. I understand now." Hearing Wei Zhao's words, Gu Pengzhan finally let out a relieved breath. Since Wei Zhao was unharmed, the Xiao family's information had clearly been wrong. Still, the fact that they knew Wei Zhao was in the hospital meant they had their own sources.
"Well? Wasn't I right? That boy Wei Zhao went to the hospital, didn't he?" Xiao Ji said smugly.
"He did go to the hospital, but only to treat someone else. He was not admitted because he was injured." Gu Pengzhan gave a faint smile, feeling far more confident now. "I'm afraid your information was mistaken, Mr. Xiao."
"Keep pretending. Go on, keep pretending." Xiao Ji looked at Gu Pengzhan with undisguised mockery. "Gu Pengzhan, the panic on your face when you made that call gave you away. Stop putting on an act. Songshan City is only so big. How could news like this possibly be kept secret?"
"Believe whatever you like, Mr. Xiao. If you insist on seeing things that way, there is nothing I can do about it." Gu Pengzhan shrugged. "I am busy. You two gentlemen may leave whenever you please."
"Gu Pengzhan, do not mistake my courtesy for weakness!" Hearing the unmistakable dismissal in Gu Pengzhan's words, Xiao Ji exploded. "You damn well better not refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"
"Use whatever tricks you have, Mr. Xiao. If all you intend is to attack me in business, then go ahead." Gu Pengzhan smiled. "If you want to keep threatening me here, suit yourself. I have work to do. Carry on."
"Gu Pengzhan! Just you wait! When the time comes, I will make you kneel and beg for mercy!" Xiao Ji was furious beyond words. At a time like this, how could Gu Pengzhan still be so unyielding?
"Big Brother, since Mr. Gu is so stubbornly unreasonable, there is nothing we can do." Xiao Ben spoke mildly. "Still, public safety has been rather poor lately. I hear there have been a number of disappearances. And now that Wei Zhao has been injured, your beloved daughter had better be careful not to wander off..."
"Xiao Ben, what are you implying?" Gu Pengzhan's brows drew together. Even with his usually excellent self-control, he could not help growing furious. "Are you trying to force my hand? Do not think that just because the Xiao family has two experts from the Pi family standing guard, I, Gu Pengzhan, am truly afraid of you!"
Gu Pengzhan's words were backed by genuine confidence. When the Pi family's experts had first arrived at the Xiao residence, he had already discussed the matter with Uncle Qing. The moment Gu Pengzhan learned that Uncle Qing had recovered his internal martial strength to the peak of the late Yellow Tier, he had felt completely at ease.
Uncle Qing had told him that he was now an internal martial arts expert, capable of fighting an external martial arts expert one level above him, at the early Black Tier, to a standstill. And even in the worst case, there was still Gao Gou, the Mighty General, whose strength had also reached the peak of the late Yellow Tier. With the two of them joining forces, they ought to be able to kill that early Black Tier external expert.