Chapter 293: Unexpectedly Obtained News

Wu An had just put down his phone when Gao Qiangqi's call came through.

Before he called A Jin, he first contacted Gao Qiangqi.

But he couldn't get through.

So he first sent a message over.

After the call connected, he greeted, "Qiang Ge."

"Is the person okay?"

"The person is fine…… but this matter……"

"I understand, the other side is pushing their luck; they deserve a harsh retaliation. You don't need to worry about anything else—trouble won't reach me, but it'll fall on you instead."

"I understand."

"Alright, I'll hang up first, then I'll give A Jin a couple more instructions."

"Thanks."

"Yeah."

Gao Qiangqi hung up the phone.

On A Jin's side, he excitedly marshaled his forces, planning to go all out.

"Chen Baosheng…… his name sounds so proper, he's not the type to be out causing trouble, is he?"

"Brother, who are we looking to give a showdown to?"

"In town?"

"Find him and give him a beating?"

More lackeys came into the courtyard, each sturdy, with neat short hair, looking like they'd just been released; hearing they were going out to beat someone, their expressions turned fiercer than usual.

"Break his arms and legs?"

Many people clenched their fists and rubbed their palms.

These people were originally out there causing trouble, but following Gao Qiangqi they'd gotten on the straight path—though not completely—and hearing A Jin's words, they all felt a bit excited.

A Jin repeated his instructions several times, afraid of eavesdropping, not daring to shout too loud, so he walked and said, "Give him a beating, give him a beating—not to kill him!"

The phone rang.

He pulled it out and saw it was Gao Qiangqi calling.

He hurried to answer.

"Boss."

"Have the people been sent out?"

"Not yet, I'm getting a headache—I can't control these guys; they open their mouths and want to kill someone, always so out of line!"

"Don't rush to act first."

"Find the person."

"Go check out this person's situation, see if there's a chance to frame him."

"What do you mean?"

"Do I have to teach you this?" On the phone, Gao Qiangqi's tone grew much harsher: "Best not let the other side suspect A An—understand?"

A Jin hurriedly said, "I understand, I understand."

"But in such a short time, it's probably difficult; right now, besides knowing that person's name, I don't know anything else."

Gao Qiangqi continued, "In town there are just a few places where you can have fun and stay overnight; go walk around and you'll surely run into him."

"So don't arrange too many people—too many people cause confusion and can easily lead to problems."

"If it really can't be done…… you can leave some traces."

"Have the Chen Family of Shangwancun investigate me."

A Jin hesitated: "This……"

"What's wrong?"

"Boss, are you being too good to A An?"

"What nonsense." Gao Qiangqi paused, then snorted coldly: "Are you planning to teach me how to do things?"

"No…… no." A Jin gave a dry laugh twice.

He hung up the phone.

A Jin assigned the manpower.

As Gao Qiangqi said, the town isn't big, just those few places where you can have fun and stay overnight; finding them isn't hard, the hard part is figuring out how to "draw the water eastward."

Although Gao Qiangqi said they could leave traces, A Jin wasn't very keen on it.

In his mind, Wu An is certainly important, but the boss definitely comes first.

Even if he ends up leaving no traces at all, he thinks the boss probably wouldn't blame him either.

……

Wu An sat idly in the old house for a long while, just watching the rain.

Of course, he wasn't spacing out.

He was thinking things over.

He had to admit he was still an ordinary person; when something happened, he got a bit unsteady. He'd already done his best to calculate, but upon further reflection, he found things still weren't thorough enough.

Perhaps it's because, even after two lifetimes of experience, nothing has been as exciting as what's happened in the short one or two months since his rebirth.

There's still plenty of room for him to learn, grow, and improve.

The phone rang.

It was his sister-in-law calling, telling him to come home for dinner.

They were holding an umbrella.

They went out.

Arriving home, Father and the elder brother had also already returned, the dishes were already on the table, waiting for him to come, Wu Yingwei then opened the wine bottle, Wu An sat down, snatched the wine bottle and poured wine.

Wu Yingwei asked, "Is the boat worker Lao Fu Tou on your ship alright?"

Wu An looked toward Mei Yueqin.

The sister-in-law shook her head: "It wasn't me who said that."

Wu Yingwei laughed: "It's blown up so much, the news has already spread far and wide; coincidentally I had business to discuss with the Shangwancun Village Committee, so I heard about it."

Wu An said: "The person is fine, but this matter is quite annoying."

"Calling the police isn't impossible, but we still need the Village Committee to get involved; village affairs, the Village Committee handles them, sometimes more useful than the police."

"I know."

"Then how about I..."

"Lao Fu Tou is a five-guarantees household; the offense is against the Chen family in Shangwancun, the one with two trawlers; Dad, what do you think the outcome will be if the Village Committee gets involved?"

Wu Yingwei frowned, hesitating without speaking.

"Let's first have the police investigate; at least put up a stance, maybe it can scare the Chen family so they dare not pull such petty tricks again."

"Hmm."

Wu Yingwei nodded.

The sister-in-law also said: "I think what A An said is also right."

Wu Ping said glumly: "It's a bit too idealistic... hiss..."

Before the elder brother could finish speaking, his arm was twisted hard by the sister-in-law with her finger; Wu An took a look—good grief, the twisted spot turned red and purple, and those unaware might think it had been pinched by a lobster claw.

Wu Yingwei took a sip of wine and said: "Right, the matchmaker has been found."

"You have time to chat with that young lady."

"Set a time, then we can go visit to meet."

Wu An was taken aback, thinking, "Is it really that fast?"

"Isn't that a bit rushed?"

Although he and Gu Anran had known each other since school, they had only confirmed their relationship for less than a month, yet both sets of parents were already meeting this quickly.

"Then the next step should be engagement?"

"And then wouldn't it naturally lead to a home run..."

Wu Yingwei frowned and asked: "What are you spacing out about?"

Wu An came to his senses, took out his phone and said: "I'll call them right now to ask, Dad, don't look at me like that—I'm not being impatient, it's just that I happen to be free right now."

He called them directly.

Wu Yingwei snorted, too lazy to watch his foolish act.

The elder brother and sister-in-law were delighted, giving Wu An a thumbs-up.

Not long after.

Gu Anran answered the call.

Wu An heard some noise on the line and asked: "Is everything alright at home?"

Gu Anran calmly said: "It's fine; Gu Jianfa lost all his money and still owes some."

"My grandma is scolding right now."

Wu An got up and walked to one side, carefully listening to the old lady's scolding and Gu Jianfa's shouting on the line, and asked: "Why am I also hearing Chen Baosheng's name?"

"Gu Jianfa is cursing the guy who won money, saying that person is just lucky and that Gu Jianfa and his friends couldn't beat him even with tricks." Gu Anran's tone turned colder as she said: "If you ask me, he deserves it."

"Do you know Chen Baosheng?"

Wu An casually said: "I know him; he's Chen Long's cousin."

"Oh."

Wu An listened to Gu Jianfa's cursing of Chen Baosheng, and his thoughts involuntarily sprang to life.