Chapter 464: Gu Jianfa's End

Wu An returned home, and in the evening he had his sister-in-law cook the silver pomfret; he accidentally let slip, saying it was good for the body, his sister-in-law instantly understood and announced they would have a whole fish feast that evening.

Wu Yingwei came back, and everyone was dumbfounded.

The whole table was filled with silver pomfret.

He asked, "Did you catch a lot of silver pomfret this time?"

Wu An nodded.

Wu Yingwei really liked eating fish, and silver pomfret was the tastiest of pomfrets; he moved his chopsticks and couldn't stop, saying, "This fish is really good."

"A An, did you deliver it to Anran's family?"

Wu An nodded: "Delivered."

"I also sent two to Uncle Meng."

"Dad, you've eaten plenty, have some vegetables."

Wu Yingwei glared: "What?"

"Still feeling sorry for yourself?"

"Do you dislike that I eat so much?"

Wu An shrugged: "How could that be?"

"Fine."

"I won't say anything else; I'll raise a cup to you to make amends."

Drinks and food were ample.

Wu An hummed a little tune as he went out.

He had planned to wash up and go to sleep straight away, but then phone calls came one after another.

First was the message he sent to Gu Jianfa.

It was sent using an anonymous phone card.

……

Gu Jianfa has been having a rough time these past two days.

After great difficulty he borrowed a high-interest loan, a total of twenty thousand yuan; he gave five thousand to Guang Liangjun, kept ten thousand to repay debts, agreeing to gamble only with five thousand.

At first.

His luck was really good.

He was raking in money hand over fist.

Then, he accidentally lost.

He had planned to break even and leave, but then he kept losing, losing, losing…

He was unwilling!

Clearly his luck had been good at first, so something must have ruined his fortune; he went to the toilet and carefully performed a set of luck‑changing ritual taught by the Old Immortal.

After doing it, it really seemed to help a bit when he returned.

The five thousand yuan won a little, but then he lost it again quickly.

No way.

He slightly misappropriated two thousand.

Then he kept losing, losing, losing… and when he checked his pocket, not a single cent remained.

After coming out.

Guang Liangjun had already been waiting at the gate early; he had no money, went to the casino to borrow, but the casino refused to lend and even kicked him out.

"How is it?"

"Lost, lost it all."

"Did you also throw the ten thousand you kept into it?"

"Why don't we go borrow some more?"

"What would we borrow with?" Guang Liangjun shook his head and said, "We can't go see Boss Tan; if he finds out we can't repay, he might kick us out before the repayment date."

Gu Jianfa shouted, "As long as I can repay the debt, if I just borrow a bit more I'll surely turn things around."

"……" Guang Liangjun really wanted to say, "Brother, where does your confidence come from?" He fell silent for a moment, then said, "Why don't you just ask your niece for money? Your niece is together with that Wu An brat, so she definitely has money; I've heard that Wu An's grandson makes tens of thousands each time he goes out to sea."

Gu Jianfa nodded: "Good, good, good, I'll go look right away."

Just as he stepped out of the little alley, Gao Kang and the others blocked him.

"Where's the money?"

"No money?"

"Hit him!"

Gu Jianfa was pressed to the ground and beaten.

Guang Liangjun wanted to run.

He couldn't get away.

Gao Kang asked, learned the money had been lost to gambling, flew into a rage and also beat Guang Liangjun.

Gu Jianfa curled up; he was experienced in taking beatings and knew how to minimize injury, but it still hurt; when Gao Kang and the others grew tired from beating, he seized the chance, climbed up and ran.

He fled.

Gao Kang and the others pursued.

He could not escape even with wings.

If Gao Kang and the others hadn't been thinking they could get money from a beating, they would never have given Gu Jianfa a chance to flee; but Gu Jianfa couldn't stay free for long, and soon Gao Kang and the others found him and gave him another beating.

From morning until night.

They were still beating in the middle of the night.

Gu Jianfa couldn't hold back, and he wailed and cried loudly after being beaten.

He still had a bit of conscience; instead of running home in this situation, he kept hiding east and west in the town, when he suddenly received a text saying that Gao Kang and others beat him, not only demanding money but also because they were ordered by Chen Lao Da.

He hurriedly asked who Chen Lao Da was and why he had Gao Kang and others beat him.

Wu An thought for a moment and replied, "Chen Baosheng was attacked earlier, and it was thought to be done by you and Guang Liangjun."

Gu Jianfa said, "No, that wasn't done by me."

Wu An said, "You can go to Chen Lao Da for an explanation, or directly call the police; Chen Lao Da hired a thug to hurt people, which is a crime!"

He sent out this message.

He turned off his phone, removed the SIM card, then went out, walked to the seaside, and with force threw the SIM card into the ocean.

He stared at the sea in the darkness for a while.

Finally.

He returned to the room.

Just as he was about to lie down to sleep, Uncle Li's call came, saying the blower had been installed and explaining some usage precautions.

…

Gu Jianfa sent several more messages, but unfortunately the other side did not reply, and the phone was already turned off.

Who is this person?

He didn't have time to think; Gao Kang and the others came again.

Gu Jianfa kept a wary eye and immediately questioned Gao Kang and the others, asking why they were torturing him, saying a true man may be killed but not humiliated, and if they were real men they should give him a satisfying end.

Gao Kang and the others naturally did not answer.

Gu Jianfa promptly asked whether they were acting on Chen Lao Da's orders.

He said it was a misunderstanding.

He told Gao Kang to bring Chen Lao Da over so he could explain face to face.

Gao Kang had no way to contact Chen Lao Da, so he kept pressing Gu Jianfa and beat him; perhaps he was carried away in the fight and didn't think much, saying Chen Lao Da didn't intend to take a life.

It was just to torture.

If Gu Jianfa didn't repay the money in a day, they would chase him and beat him all day.

Gao Kang and the others left.

Gu Jianfa saved the recording and limped toward the Police Station.

It was also a coincidence.

Liu Long and Yu Kai Lang were on duty.

Yu Kai Lang was still sighing that the past few days had been quite peaceful, with nothing much happening; the kid was quick‑mouthed, Liu Long tried to stop him but failed, hurriedly took an apple from the drawer, held it in his palm, and with his eyes closed prayed to Goddess Mazu.

Goddess Mazu protected…

Then the Gate opened.

Gu Jianfa, with a bruised nose and swollen face, walked in, opened his mouth and shouted that he wanted to call the police.

Liu Long looked up at the situation and knew this was definitely a case.

He turned his head to glance at the stunned Yu Kai Lang; the murderous look in his eyes was completely exposed.

Yu Kai Lang stood up and asked, "Gu Jianfa, what's going on?"

Of course, they knew each other.

Gu Jianfa had only been out for a few days, and moreover, Gu Jianfa was Gu Anran's uncle; because of Wu An, he had been given special attention at the start.

Liu Long sighed, put the apple—still unfinished in the prayer ritual—back into his pocket, and also stood up; since the case had landed on his desk, it had to be taken.

He had recently completed many cases, boosting his impressive résumé; the chief had already painted a big picture, saying there were plans to promote him.

Gu Jianfa explained the situation, saying Chen Lao Da hired a thug to hurt people; he produced the recording, and of course, he did not mention his own scheme of scamming money using Gu Anran.

After listening to the recording, Liu Long had Yu Kai Lang continue recording the statement; he immediately reported upward, applied for support, noting many suspects and the need to devise a capture plan.

Meanwhile.

Wu An had just hung up with Uncle Li when A Jin called; he had certainly arranged someone to keep watch, and upon seeing Gu Jianfa go to the Police Station, he immediately called Wu An.