Tianguanzhi

Chapter 91: Murder Lawsuit and the Dragon Guards

It was already night, and the two walked to the gate. A middle-aged woman with a dark skin and a face full of flesh sat beside the iron gate. She saw Gu Jianqiu and the girl's faces clearly, and quickly looked away. After the two walked out of the door, she hurriedly got up and pulled out a landline phone from under the counter. Before she could dial the number, a shadow enveloped her.

When the middle-aged woman raised her head, Gu Jianqiu's eyes were wide open, staring down at her.

Without even a word, the slap was delivered with great force and with precise placement, hitting the junction of the woman's jaw and carotid artery. The woman's dark face shook visibly, and she fell to the ground without even a sound.

Gu Jianqiu then turned around and took the girl's hand and walked towards the door. His steps became faster and faster. The girl almost had to jog as hard as she could to catch up with him, but she still said nothing and just gritted her teeth to keep up. Her young heart couldn't stop beating wildly, as if it was about to burst out of her throat.

The shadows of the tall buildings on both sides gradually faded, and a bright moonlight appeared in the sky. When the girl came to her senses, Gu Jianqiu had already pulled her away from the old apartment building area and came to a sparkling river bank.

"Just came out like this?"

The girl was a little bit unbelievable.

There were not many people on the road, and a few motorboats that had just resumed work were parked under the bridge. It was not until Gu Jianqiu stepped forward to negotiate that the girl woke up from her dream and almost burst into tears.

She didn't have much hope at first, but seeing that Gu Jianqiu didn't bully her and looked honest, she asked him to pass on a message with a try-it attitude. Now that she had escaped, it felt like a dream, and her feet felt light as if they were on the clouds.

"Yes, No. 115, Luban Road, Sanchahekou, the name of the shop is Tonghemei. You must send the person there and meet the young shopkeeper before leaving."

"Okay, I promise to send him home, don't worry."

The boatman took the money and agreed readily.

Gu Jianqiu then turned back and comforted the girl, saying, "This is Jiangning City, at least 70 to 80 kilometers away from Gaoqiao Village. The road is not easy to travel and it's getting dark. I'll take you to the boat now. Don't talk too much on the way. Just follow the boatman. Go to Tonghemei Grocery Store and find their young manager. Tell him that Gu Jianqiu asked you to come and tell him what I said. Explain the whole story clearly and he will take you to the police station. If everything goes well, you will be able to see your parents tomorrow. Do you remember it?"

"Brother, won't you come with me?"

Gu Jianqiu shook his head: "Just listen to me." He asked the girl to repeat the address and name again. After confirming that they were correct, he finally sent the girl on the boat and then turned back.

……

"Feng Guaizi! I'll fuck you!" Tang Lao Si pushed the burly man in front of him, his greasy face full of ferocity: "You tricked your grandfather into a trap! You've blinded your mother's eyes!"

Several burly men wrapped in coarse cloth robes suddenly gathered around, and the atmosphere became tense.

"Fourth brother, don't get angry. You are a regular customer. I trust you and you should trust me too. I, Feng Zibao, have been doing this business for more than ten years. I have always made money by being friendly. The people you brought kidnapped my pony and knocked out my people. Now both of them are gone! You have to give me an explanation, right?"

The person who was speaking looked to be in his forties, with a middle-parted hair, a satin jacket, dark circles under his eyes, and a black mole near his mouth.

Tang Laosi pursed his lips and glanced at Tom Chen.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Tom Chen cursed inwardly, waved his hands carelessly, and said in Youzhou dialect: "I brought the man here, I'm going to find him back. Let me give you 500 yuan, just as if you were buying your horse. I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."

Feng Guaizi shook his head and held up two fingers: "Two thousand."

Tom Chen chuckled, his hand unconsciously touched his waist, and his tone became sinister: "Don't say you are just a pony, is your mother worth two thousand?"

Unexpectedly, Feng Guaizi said in a serious tone, "My mother is over 60 years old and has lost all her teeth. Of course, she is not worth much. But that pony is top-notch stuff. I have never ridden it before. Two thousand is the price."

Just as Tom Chen was about to have a fit, everything in front of him suddenly went dark.

"what happened?!"

There was a loud bang, followed by a loud noise, the sound of glass shattering mixed with a woman's scream.

"What's up!"

Feng Guaizi turned around and saw his men running up the stairs, gasping for breath. He was stunned: "Didn't I tell you to drive the horses away first?"

The other party looked panicked and spoke with a Jiangning country accent: "That little bastard is back."

……

The narrow corridor was crowded with people. The heavy figures of men blocked the staircase. People were lying in a twisted manner, and groaning sounds could be heard everywhere.

The light bulb above Gu Jianqiu's head swayed from side to side, and the unstable tungsten filament emitted dazzling sparks, making his face flicker.

These thugs had no martial arts skills at all, and they didn't even have a decent powered cold weapon. At best, they were just a few country hooligans who were not even qualified to be at the Yiyuan Dog Farm to look after the dog farm. They were no match for Gu Jianqiu.

In the corridor, a group of young girls stood there at a loss, not daring to make a sound. They looked young and even if some of them had heavy makeup on, they could not hide the childishness on their faces.

Gu Jianqiu pushed open the door of a suite. There was no one inside. He waved to the girls to go in and hide first.

The girl standing at the front looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old. She was wearing a slit cheongsam with side buttons and curly hair. She was about the same height as Gu Tianyu. She looked much calmer than the others. She first looked at Gu Jianqiu expressionlessly, then lowered her head and walked in. The others looked at each other, and then filed in.

I don't know who pulled the power switch, and the whole apartment was suddenly dark.

"..."

Gu Jianqiu closed the door casually and walked straight forward. His electrocardiogram spread out like a wave, passing over the steel bars and concrete without any sluggishness, until it hit a gray-haired mouse shuttling through the sewer pipe, causing a chaotic ripple.

More colorful ripples became clearer in Gu Jianqiu's senses. With his current electrocardiogram level, he could only barely determine the location of living things within a hundred meters and their approximate biological categories. For example, there was a huge difference between the electrocardiogram of humans and mice.

However, if it is a genuine celestial official like Kim Tae-soo who specializes in the Tantric manas, he can not only accurately judge the opponent's body outline, but even detect weapons connected through telepathy, such as a pistol that has just been fired, a sword that is charging and running, and so on.

He noticed that the clever girl behind him saw that there was no one around and the corridor was dark, so she pushed the door open and tried to escape, but he didn't care. He turned his attention to a suite on the ninth floor, which was the suite where Tang Laosi, Tom Chen and others were staying.

Gu Jianqiu walked upstairs quickly, opened the door and took two steps when suddenly a strong wind blew behind his head. Without even turning his head, he used his long arms to grab the neck of the man who attacked him. He used his feet to slam the man's head against the wall before letting go. The man collapsed and fell down. His flesh rubbed against the lime wall for a while, leaving a long trail of blood.

There were about eight or nine people crowded in the room. He looked around and quickly fixed his eyes on Feng Guaizi.

"Boy, your last name is Gu, right? Have you ever been to a martial arts school? Do you want to show off your power?"

Feng Guaizi swallowed his saliva, forced himself to remain calm, dusted off his gown, pointed at Gu Jianqiu and cursed: "Damn you, Apu, you dare to come back, I respect you as a man. We have a lawsuit. Why don't you ask around? How dare I do this business without any background? If I don't skin you alive, I will write the name Feng backwards." A breath of alcohol spurted out of Gu Jianqiu's nose, he took two steps at a time and walked up to him and grabbed his collar.

"Don't stop me. Don't stop me."

Feng Guaizi was still shouting, but in fact the two confidants behind him didn't dare to move at all, and Tom Chen and others were just watching coldly.

"I heard that you graduated from the New Sixth School. Before the reform, you were considered a scholar? Eh!"

Gu Jianqiu didn't listen to him and pulled Feng Guaizi out like a straw.

"You have a sister, right? And a bedridden mother. You have a family to support, and you dare to meddle in other people's business? If you have the guts, beat me to death today, eh!"

Gu Jianqiu then stopped and looked at Tom Chen with a frown.

Gu Jianqiu's eyes were not sharp, and even no extra emotions could be seen in them, but the thick hairs on the back of Tom Chen's hands suddenly stood up, and he almost subconsciously reached for the portable revolver behind his waist.

But soon, Gu Jianqiu withdrew his gaze and continued to drag Feng Guaizi out.

Feng Zibao was dragged to the edge of the window in the corridor, but he still refused to give in. "Hong Laowu from the Golden Flower Society is my adopted sister. We'll go to the police station tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow my sister will set fire to your whole family! Hey, you ah ah ah ah ah ah ~"

Gu Jianqiu turned a deaf ear to him, grabbed Feng Zibao's neck with one hand and his crotch with the other, and threw him down from the tenth floor. The two windows were opened to the left and right, swaying continuously, and there was only a muffled sound of cracking, and everyone was silent.

“Fuck!”

Tang Laosi just stood up at this time and ran to the window. He saw Feng Zibao lying on his back with his head twisted more than 90 degrees. Dark red blood was flowing out and soon formed a pool.

Tang Laosi looked at Gu Jianqiu like a madman, muttered something and cursed, then turned and ran without hesitation. The remaining two factory owners hurriedly followed him and soon disappeared.

Tom Chen saw Gu Jianqiu standing there motionless, so he swallowed his saliva and moved closer, saying with concern: "Jianqiu, you're in big trouble now."

Gu Jianqiu didn't say anything, just stared at him quietly.

"Hey, blame me, blame me. I shouldn't have brought you to a place like this. You, how come you don't have this temper normally? How about drinking some wine?"

Tom Chen turned around twice, looking worried for Gu Jianqiu: "Well, I'll take care of it for you! I'll take care of it for you! Do you remember that Chief Du from last time? I know him very well, and we're close friends. You hold on first, I'll go find him!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

"boss."

Gu Jianqiu opened his mouth and called out to Tom Chen, but Tom Chen turned a deaf ear to him and ran even faster.

"Bon Voyage."

Gu Jianqiu knew that once Tom Chen left, not only Jiang Ning, but even Haitang would never be able to find this person again, let alone look for that Chief Du.

After about a bottle of beer, the ear-piercing sound of copper bells rang out, and the uniformed police officers finally arrived at the bottom of the apartment building. Feng Zibao's body was lying on the ground with his eyes wide open. The girls came out of the room, some of them looked numb, some burst into tears, and some prostitutes who didn't have time to escape were caught red-handed and were arguing with red faces and thick necks. A police officer who was handling the case raised his head and met Gu Jianqiu's eyes...

……

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The next day, the Western clock on the wall pointed to the Roman numeral X.

"Tsk, why didn't Jianqiu come to me for such a big matter? You're not a good friend! You're not a good friend!"

Cui Shouqi played a Dongfeng card and pretended to roll up his sleeves.

"Brother, you really need to help him. You really need to help Jian Qiu."

Huo Cong was very emotional and grabbed Cui Shouqi's shoulders. "Jianqiu is sometimes stupid, but he is sincere to his friends and filial to his parents. He is really a good person. This time he hates evil and hates it. He... Since we are classmates, you must help Jianqiu fight this lawsuit. I, I salute you."

Cui Shouqi held Huo Cong and said with a smile, "I heard that you have been running around for this matter all night and haven't slept yet. Take a break, don't be anxious. Mrs. Rong, pour a cup of coffee for the guest to wake him up."

Huo Cong opened his mouth, but knew he couldn't act rashly, so he could only reluctantly take the coffee handed to him by the servant and wait for Cui Shouqi's next words.

"I have heard the whole story. Hong Laowu from the Golden Flower Society, an old prostitute who made her fortune by trafficking in human beings, is worse than pigs and dogs. How dare she compete with me? As for the kidnapper who lost his life, it doesn't matter. I will take care of it. It is fair and just for human nature. Jianqiu was killed well and it was a pleasure. If I said that I would let the police station release him the next day, I, Cui Shouqi, would be bragging. But if Jianqiu still can't get out in three to five months at most, then it means that I, Cui, am incompetent. You wait for the news. I will call now. But don't tell anyone about this anymore. Hey, don't move. It's this picture, Hu."

Huo Cong promised repeatedly and finally heaved a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he felt a little sad for no reason. He graduated from Xinxue University and was a bookish person. This lawsuit was very complicated. He ran around for most of the day and hit a wall everywhere, but in the end he was still helpless. However, Cui Shouqi promised to solve it while chatting and laughing at the card table.

This Senior Brother Cui, like himself, graduated from the New School, and both were educated in the new school's ideas of equality, justice, and the rule of law. However, his behavior and manners were no different from those of the old nobles of the old religion in the empire, only differing in family background, but not in essence.

In the end, even Huo Cong couldn't tell the best solution to this lawsuit. Of course, he knew that this scholar's sentiment was not something that could be told to outsiders, and that this result was a happy ending for everyone.

After a while, the servant pulled the phone line, Cui Shouqi picked up the phone and started chatting with the other end. After a while, the conversation turned to the case of selling young girls, forcing women into prostitution, and accidentally causing death last night. But after a while, the smile on his face froze.

"Okay, okay, nephew will remember it. Yes, of course, of course."

He hung up the phone, thought for a moment, waved his hand to stop Huo Cong who was about to speak, turned on the receiver, and dialed another number. This time he spoke much more directly.

"Zijing, help me check the files you have. I have a junior fellow apprentice named Gu. Yes, he was the one at the Yiyuan dog farm last time... what?"

After a long while, Cui Shouqi hung up the phone, his expression solemn: "It's troublesome, Jianqiu's case has been taken over by the higher-ups, and even the prefecture government has no right to intervene."

"What's above?"

Huo Cong was a little confused.

Cui Shouqi slowly uttered four words: "Shenlong Imperial Guards."

Fathers, I'm back.